Lauren Story-Hefta, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Little Rock, AR
Lauren Story-Hefta, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1265963706, issued on Mar 26, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas E-15577, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Story-Hefta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- E-15577 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4100 Outpatient Circle #616, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 686-6627
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Fax
- (501) 686-5328
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220908002098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4100 Outpatient Circle #616
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Story-Hefta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-15577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,280.95
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Story-Hefta among 23 vascular surgery physician records in Arkansas
Lauren Story-Hefta, MD is one of 23 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 18 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 23 vascular surgery physician records in Arkansas.
All 23 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Guillermo Escobar, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051427104025
- Jared Gowen, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051023690195
- Oleksiy Gudz, M.D.,PHDLittle Rock, AR 722051013626282
- Venkat Kalapatapu, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051174623060
- Kalenda Kasangana, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051942447149
- Edward Loebl, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051760498554
- Steven Meadors, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051407276025
- Mohammed Moursi, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051871504126
Common questions
What is Lauren Story-Hefta, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Story-Hefta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265963706, issued on Mar 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Story-Hefta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 Outpatient Circle #616, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-6627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Story-Hefta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-15577, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Story-Hefta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Story-Hefta, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.