NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Laws, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Athens, TX

Vanessa Laws, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Athens, Texas, and NPI 1770020257, issued on Jan 23, 2017. Check the license (Texas PA11075, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770020257
Name
Vanessa Laws
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA11075 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1123 S Palestine St Ste 300, Athens, TX 75751
Phone
(903) 939-7500
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180905000460); 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 1123 S Palestine St Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Fisher, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1437773728

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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vanessa Laws36
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $37.48

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Laws$37.48
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Ortholonestar PLLCTyler, TX

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

Vanessa Laws among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas

Vanessa Laws, PA-C is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Texas

There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chanda Nicosia, CSFA/LSATyler, TX 757071316114655
  2. Jordan Cooke, PA-CTyler, TX 757031033628383
  3. Jennifer McKelva, PA-CTyler, TX 757031326540097
  4. Neal Burgess, PA-CTyler, TX 757011760890693
  5. Ruben Delarosa, PA-CTyler, TX 757011427447580
  6. Iana Harris, PA-CTyler, TX 757011912526153
  7. Mackenzie Intlehouse, PA-CTyler, TX 757011881100808
  8. Michael McKelvaTyler, TX 757011346771748

Common questions

What is Vanessa Laws, PA-C's NPI number?

Vanessa Laws, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770020257, issued on Jan 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Laws, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1123 S Palestine St Ste 300, Athens, TX, 75751. Phone: (903) 939-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Laws, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA11075, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vanessa Laws, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Laws, PA-C had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.