Carlos Lara, MD
Neurology Physician · Chicago, IL
Carlos Lara, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1053816843, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036159062, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Lara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 036159062 IL
125072547 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-6222
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240722000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036159062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
294 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone37 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl25 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide25 claims
- Pregabalin24 claims
- Riluzole24 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
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: $282.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Grifols USA, LLC. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Carlos Lara among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Carlos Lara, MD is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Lara, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Lara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053816843, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Lara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-6222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Lara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036159062, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Lara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Lara, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.