Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Monroe, NC
Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1578941142, issued on May 14, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-01100, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lena Van Nimwegen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2018-01100 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC 28112
- Phone
- (980) 993-3100
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180906002280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lena Van Nimwegen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-01100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
458 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin50 claims
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl28 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Naproxen19 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCAsheville, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCRoanoke Rapids, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lena Van Nimwegen among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Monroe
They are 16 of the 1,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578941142, issued on May 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (980) 993-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-01100, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lena Van Nimwegen, M.D. had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.