Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ardmore, OK
Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and NPI 1780667378, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Oklahoma 21988, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Brooks Southward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21988 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Walnut Dr, Ardmore, OK 73401
- Phone
- (580) 223-9008
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (580) 223-9114
- Medicaid ID
- 100850310B OK
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1111 Walnut Dr
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Verify Lauren Brooks Southward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 21988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 52% of the cost of the top drugs
5,014 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 1,080 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen407 claims
- Gabapentin146 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl146 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium143 claims
- Alprazolam136 claims
- Methadone Hcl103 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $177.58
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Lauren Brooks Southward among 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma
Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D. is one of 2,303 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ardmore
They are 19 of the 1,302 NPPES records with a practice address in Ardmore, and 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Carnahan, MDArdmore, OK 734011871607903
- Pete Chambers, D.O.Ardmore, OK 734011023106580
- Yanna Fernandez Martin, MDArdmore, OK 734011841827417
- James Forrestal, DOArdmore, OK 734011285611160
- Summer Kirby, MDArdmore, OK 734011376703595
- Cameron Lancarte, MDArdmore, OK 734011376107060
- Thomas McCulloh, DOArdmore, OK 734011407879661
- Emmanuel Obi, M.D.Ardmore, OK 734011447791645
Common questions
What is Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780667378, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Walnut Dr, Ardmore, OK, 73401. Phone: (580) 223-9008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 21988, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Brooks Southward, M.D. had 5,014 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.