Laura Kay Buell, M.D.
NPI 1275823437ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Birmingham, AL
Hospitalist (M.D.) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2011). In 2024 Medicare paid $16,727 for 93 patients, and Part D covered 65 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic.
Overview
| NPI | 1275823437 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 29, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 31813 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 93 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 240 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $16,727 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 65 · 76 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 44 |
| Total drug cost | $1,963 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2011 |
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL · 2,814 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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