Lora Michelle Stephens, APRN
NPI 1609334341ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology· Mooresville, NC
Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology (APRN) with Piedmont Healthcare PA, practicing in Mooresville, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $40,172 for 416 claims, against $22,001 paid for services in 2024. Ucb, Inc. was the largest of 38 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,558 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1609334341 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 22, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology Primary | 363LG0600X | 5016421 | NC |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 188 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 382 across 24 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $22,001 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 416 · 767 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 118 |
| Total drug cost | $40,172 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Piedmont Healthcare PAStatesville, NC · 223 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,558 · 250 payments from 38 companies
- 2024$4,076 · 194 payments from 27 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ucb, Inc. | $574.55 | 21 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $454.30 | 19 |
| Mdd US Operations, LLC | $408.45 | 29 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $357.61 | 24 |
| Sk Life Science, Inc. | $309.68 | 8 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$5,315 · 244 payments
- Education$196.48 · 3 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$47.22 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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