Individual provider Active NPI

Lauren D Metarko, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Charleston, SC
National Provider Identifier
1568697126
Registry record updated Nov 14, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X
License
6053 Issued in SC
Practice address
169 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8905
Phone
(843) 792-1414
NPI assigned
May 26, 2009
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 14, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physician Assistant 363A00000X MA053151 PA
Physician Assistant 363A00000X 6053 SC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

169 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8905

Mailing address

PO Box 23321
New York, NY 10087-4321
Phone (843) 792-1414

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address direct@direct.musc.edu Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in PA, SC2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: No
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20131118000586 PA Practitioner - Physician Assistant 7113153396 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20251201003569 SC Practitioner - Physician Assistant 7113153396 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Education
Other, 2007
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Musc Community PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 6507260668, 1,353 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

3000 Saint Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118-1442
Phone (803) 395-3400

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Musc Medical Center Hospital, Charleston, SC, CCN 420004
  • Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Hospital, Latrobe, PA, CCN 390219

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
80.94 of 100Reported as group
Quality
61.89
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
74.58

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Physician Assistant

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
6053SCMDPhysician Assistant

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians CurrentSince Oct 12, 2013 Accepting new patients
Musc Community Physicians Current Accepting new patients
Musc Community Physicians CurrentSince Nov 2, 2025 Accepting new patients
Musc Community Physicians CurrentSince Nov 2, 2025 Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians CurrentSince Oct 12, 2013 Accepting new patients
Windber Hospital, Inc. Past Accepting new patients
Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties Past Accepting new patients

Locations

400 Oxford Dr
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone (412) 235-1140

400 Oxford Dr
Ste 100
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone (412) 478-9747

2 Hot Metal St
#One
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone (412) 432-5864

3601 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone (412) 383-8700

506 North St
Bamberg, SC 29003
Phone (803) 245-6290

169 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-3072

3000 Saint Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Phone (803) 395-2200

Organizations & group practices 8

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 13

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

View all 13

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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