Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1184018095, issued on Mar 28, 2015. Check the license (California A171939, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Elisabeth Wessel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A171939 CA
2020010902 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 755, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 319-1234
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210611001393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 755
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Elisabeth Wessel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A171939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184018095, issued on Mar 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 755, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 319-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A171939, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.