Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD
Internal Medicine · Henderson, NC
At a glance
480 Ruin Creek Rd, Henderson, NC 27536-2929
NPPES record updated Mar 3, 2021. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Medicare & insurance
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480 Ruin Creek Rd Henderson Family Medicine ClinicHenderson, NC 27536-2929
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Not reported in this file
- Graduation year
- 2008
- CMS specialties
- Internal Medicine
CMS reports telehealth services for this clinician. Confirm current services and availability with the practice.
Practice groups
Reported hospital affiliations
- Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC
- Duke University Hospital Durham, NC
- Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC
- Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
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No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Industry-reported general payments
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Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine
- Taxonomy code
- 207R00000X
- Enumeration date
- May 30, 2008
- Record updated
- Mar 3, 2021
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Other reported name
- LAURA PATRICIA SMITH
- Reported credentials
- MD
Reported taxonomies and licenses
208000000X
License reported: 2012-00449 NC
390200000X
207R00000X · Primary
License reported: 2012-00449 NC
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Practice location
480 Ruin Creek RdHenderson Family Medicine Clinic
Henderson, NC 27536-2929
- Phone
- (252) 492-3152
- Fax
- (252) 430-1928
Mailing address
7021 HARPS MILL RDSTE 100
RALEIGH, NC 276153240
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