Dr. Laura Ashley Ray , MD
Surgery โข Athens, GA
658 N. Chase Street, Ste 201
Athens, GA 30607
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NPI assigned on November 12, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 377 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 89 service units.
- 76642 โ Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast: 69 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 43 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 12 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 87 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 38 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin โ 21 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl โ 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 205. Middle half: 120 to 333.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 100 in 2020 to 377 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
658 N. Chase Street, Ste 201
Athens, GA 30607
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 4 distinct additional practice-address records in Athens, GA; Covington, GA; Eatonton, GA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Esop Rehabilitation Llc; University Cancer And Blood Center Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mercer University School Of Medicine
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
135 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $32,531 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,473 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
87 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$567 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $342.31 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $342.31 across 13 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $80.99 across 3 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $71.70 across 2 records.
- Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.: $59.62 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ray has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ray as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Athens and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 205. Middle half: 120 to 333.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,955. Middle half: $16,976 to $48,503.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,014. Middle half: $10,160 to $43,695.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,198. Middle half: $13,643 to $38,852.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,476. Middle half: $7,533 to $33,252.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 89. Middle half: 49 to 222.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 84. Middle half: 38 to 176.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Athens, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $448. Middle half: $164 to $1,441.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $544. Middle half: $169 to $2,182.
22 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Athens, GA (991 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Athens
4.5% of these 22 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
77.3% of these 22 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 277% from 100 in 2020 to 377 in 2024.
- 2020: 100
- 2021: 238
- 2022: 197
- 2023: 218
- 2024: 377
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 199% from $10,879 in 2020 to $32,531 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,879
- 2021: $33,516
- 2022: $21,327
- 2023: $29,027
- 2024: $32,531
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 269% from $6,906 in 2020 to $25,473 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,906
- 2021: $25,791
- 2022: $16,263
- 2023: $22,309
- 2024: $25,473
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2020 to 87 in 2024.
- 2020: 11
- 2021: 58
- 2022: 35
- 2023: 54
- 2024: 87
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2020 to 87 in 2024.
- 2020: 11
- 2021: 58
- 2022: 35
- 2023: 54
- 2024: 87
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $78 in 2020 to $567 in 2024.
- 2020: $78
- 2021: $434
- 2022: $223
- 2023: $396
- 2024: $567
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $192.44 in 2021 to $342.31 in 2025.
- 2021: $192.44
- 2022: $112.58
- 2023: $268.25
- 2024: $203.65
- 2025: $342.31
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 13 records totaling $342.31.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOLLI | General | $39.31 |
| AXOGEN |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $38.54 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOLLI | General | $32.39 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KEYTRUDA | General | $31.78 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KEYTRUDA | General | $30.50 |
| Elucent Medical |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $24.22 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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PREVENA | General | $23.97 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENHERTU | General | $22.94 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ULTOMIRIS | General | $20.33 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MYRISK | General | $19.98 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MYRISK | General | $19.89 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MYRISK | General | $19.75 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KEYTRUDA | General | $18.71 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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89 | 48 | $282.53 | $82.56 |
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76642
Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast
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69 | 50 | $271.11 | $67.00 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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43 | 33 | $417.89 | $117.77 |
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77063
Screening 3d breast mammography
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31 | 31 | $187.39 | $20.71 |
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77067
Screening mammography
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31 | 31 | $456.64 | $79.74 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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27 | 27 | $562.45 | $157.09 |
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G0279
Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066)
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22 | 22 | $174.20 | $17.98 |
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76882
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels
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16 | 12 | $149.45 | $58.05 |
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38525
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm
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14 | 14 | $1497.09 | $225.55 |
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38900
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery
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13 | 13 | $468.76 | $131.67 |
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77065
Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast
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11 | 11 | $445.97 | $75.85 |
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77066
Diagnostic mammography of both breasts
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11 | 11 | $562.20 | $101.14 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 | 259 | $290.10 | 36 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 21 | 620 | $182.85 | 12 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 15 | 106 | $78.67 | 14 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 13 | 33 | $15.02 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-07-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20190828003767
GA
6507115961
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Esop Rehabilitation Llc
875 Flat Shoals Rd Se, Conyers, GA 300946640
Phone: 7707857669
University Cancer And Blood Center Llc
3320 Old Jefferson Rd, Athens, GA 306071465
Phone: 7063532990
Esop Rehabilitation Llc
875 Flat Shoals Rd Se, Conyers, GA 300946640
Phone: 7707857669
Secondary Practice Locations
3320 Old Jefferson Rd Bldg 300
Athens, GA 306071400
Phone: 7064101734
119 Harmony Xing Ste 1
Eatonton, GA 310249571
Phone: 7622201880
4182 Highway 278 Ne
Covington, GA 300142494
Phone: 6787126921
245 Floyd Dr
Athens, GA 306071469
Phone: 7623564780
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Family
NURSEPRACTITIONER
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Social Worker - Clinical
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX R7305)
Registered at 658 N. CHASE STREET, STE 201, ATHENS, GA 30607 (Tel: 7063532990)
Registered at 3320 OLD JEFFERSON RD BLDG 700, ATHENS, GA 306071465 (Tel: 7063532990)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Registered at 380 HOSPITAL DR, SUITE 315 BLDG C, MACON, GA 312178042 (Tel: 4787508606)
Registered at 380 HOSPITAL DR, SUITE 315 BLDG C, MACON, GA 312178042 (Tel: 4787508606)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 82910)
Registered at 780 CANTON RD NE, SUITE 410, MARIETTA, GA 30060 (Tel: 6783700370)
Registered at 780 CANTON RD NE, SUITE 410, MARIETTA, GA 30060 (Tel: 6783700370)
Recorded as LAURA RAY, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX R7305)
Registered at 117 TATTERSHALL CT, MACON, GA 31210 (Tel: 5787198879)
Recorded as LAURA RAY, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 117 TATTERSHALL CT, MACON, GA 312102174 (Tel: 5787198879)
Registered at 117 TATTERSHALL CT, MACON, GA 312102174 (Tel: 5787198879)
Recorded as LAURA GRIFFIN
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Athens
- Dr. James Parramore, MD
- Dr. Whitney Webb, MD
- Dr. Eva Moore, MD
- Dr. Cara Hudson, DO
- Dr. Riikka Mohorn, MD
- Dr. Jason Pfluke, MD
Mailing Address
3320 Old Jefferson Rd Bldg 700
Athens, GA 306071465
Phone: 7063532990