NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Christopher Lafever, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Norfolk, VA

Alex Christopher Lafever, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1356970792, issued on Apr 7, 2020. Check the license (Virginia 0101285965, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356970792
Name
Alex Christopher Lafever
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
0101285965 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
825 Fairfax Ave Ste 710, Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone
(757) 446-5884
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 825 Fairfax Ave Ste 710

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stacey Abernathy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639010978
  2. Rachel Billingsly, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689475733
  3. Diego Carreno, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144023292
  4. Rose Dever, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912708975
  5. Alana Dopp, MDPsychiatry Physician1154998938
  6. Jennifer Flaherty, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1114302601

Verify Alex Christopher Lafever in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alex Lafever22
  2. Specialty average1,000

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $128.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex Lafever$128.87
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alex Christopher Lafever among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia

Alex Christopher Lafever, MD is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Virginia

There are 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Deutsch, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071902909971
  2. Edwin Gatewood, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071265406144
  3. Edward Goldenberg, MDNorfolk, VA 235071396818191
  4. Michael Henderson, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071427135086
  5. William Lemley, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071124286711
  6. Danya Danuta Lewis, MDNorfolk, VA 235071528130721
  7. William McDaniel, MDNorfolk, VA 235071205803467
  8. Nekesha Oliphant, MDNorfolk, VA 235071952567539

Common questions

What is Alex Christopher Lafever, MD's NPI number?

Alex Christopher Lafever, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356970792, issued on Apr 7, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Christopher Lafever, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Fairfax Ave Ste 710, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 446-5884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Christopher Lafever, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101285965, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alex Christopher Lafever, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Christopher Lafever, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.