Lori L. Cook, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Lori L. Cook, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1255317723, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 25742, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lori L. Cook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25742 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 Blarney Dr Ste 109, Columbia, SC 29223
- Phone
- (803) 462-9200
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 699-1474
- Medicaid IDs
- 1255317723 SC
257420 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041220000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 115 Blarney Dr Ste 109
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jenna DavisNurse Practitioner1871217935
- Aaron Geyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093142275
- Paige Kight, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1538661269
- Eric Marom, M.LD.Internal Medicine Physician1942512173
- Christine Sturdivant, LPCMental Health Counselor1124686860
Verify Lori L. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,232 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium261 claims
- Omeprazole257 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
- Montelukast Sodium136 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 one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lori L. Cook among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Lori L. Cook, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lori L. Cook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lori L. Cook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255317723, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lori L. Cook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Blarney Dr Ste 109, Columbia, SC, 29223. Phone: (803) 462-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lori L. Cook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25742, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lori L. Cook, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lori L. Cook, M.D. had 5,232 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.