NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1457822363, issued on Dec 17, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-08454, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457822363
Name
Lauren Hebb Steighner
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
0010-08454 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
674 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
Phone
(828) 348-7419
Enumerated
Dec 17, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190319002789); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 674 Merrimon Ave

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Verify Lauren Hebb Steighner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

223 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lauren Steighner223
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone28 claims
  2. Cephalexin27 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
  6. Cefdinir12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolina Medicorp Enterprises LLCBlack Mountain, NC
  2. Sisters OF Mercy Urgent Care IncAsheville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lauren Hebb Steighner among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina

Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexandra Searson, PA-CWoodfin, NC 288041821634544
  2. Fiorella Arredondo, P.A.-CAsheville, NC 288031710074331
  3. Andrew Beach, P.A.Asheville, NC 288031720217789
  4. Bruce Bernadt, PACAsheville, NC 288051447200472
  5. Kayla Bradley, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031316571193
  6. Carl Brinkman, DC, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031619934700
  7. Toby Brown, PA-CAsheville, NC 288051881654606
  8. William Cogswell, PA-CAsheville, NC 288051376587196

Common questions

What is Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C's NPI number?

Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457822363, issued on Dec 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 674 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC, 28804. Phone: (828) 348-7419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-08454, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lauren Hebb Steighner, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.