Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1750601696

Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD practises Dermatology in Birmingham, Alabama. Graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC, a 2,759-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama and Connecticut.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Licensed in
AL, CT
In the registry since
2010
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

500 22nd St S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 934-9999
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 500 22nd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233-3110 — (205) 996-7546
  • 500 22nd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233-3110 — (205) 996-7546

Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 31207 (AL)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 054292 (CT)

Record details

NPI number1750601696
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 2, 2010
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 1, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc — 2759 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 421 times · 85th percentile
Skin biopsy 167 times · 82nd percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 40 times · 77th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients435
Services billed 1,778 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Consulting Fee $6,300 1 payment
Travel and Lodging $809 3 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $413 9 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2759 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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