Lauren Appiah, CRNP
NPI 1689148256ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Ellicott City, MD
Nurse Practitioner, Family (CRNP) with Maryland Family Care Inc, practicing in Ellicott City, Maryland. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $248,638 for 3,018 claims, against $36,746 paid for services in 2024. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,273 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mercy Medical Center Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1689148256 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CRNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 17, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 14, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | R197046 | MD |
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 (DC); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 319 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 781 across 32 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $36,746 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,018 · 6,685 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 475 |
| Total drug cost | $248,638 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Maryland Family Care IncReisterstown, MD · 157 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,273 · 64 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$340.93 · 18 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $321.28 | 15 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $178.64 | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $141.72 | 6 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $98.59 | 6 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $92.73 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,273 · 64 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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