Lauren Elizabeth Bentley, PA-C
NPI 1811767320ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Tuscaloosa, AL
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with G I Associates of West Alabama PC, practicing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $556,272 for 1,211 claims, against $10,390 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,119 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Dch Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1811767320 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 10, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA.2287 | AL |
| Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | 207RG0100X | PA.2287 | AL |
| Physician Assistant | 363A00000X | — | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (AL); Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 96 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 276 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $10,390 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,211 · 2,146 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 376 |
| Total drug cost | $556,272 |
| Generic share | 47% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- G I Associates of West Alabama PCTuscaloosa, AL · 22 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL
- Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,119 · 60 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$1,700 · 104 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $235.51 | 17 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $167.68 | 7 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $160.23 | 9 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $121.06 | 7 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $117.07 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,119 · 60 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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