David Lafon
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Birmingham, AL
David Lafon is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1023375169, issued on Apr 13, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 32994, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lafon
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 32994 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181024001694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lafon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa37 claims
- Azithromycin32 claims
- Dupixent Pen27 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta21 claims
- Spiriva Respimat11 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: $1,821.78
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Lafon among 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama
David Lafon is one of 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 50% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph BarneyBirmingham, AL 352331043242985
- Scott Buchalter, MDBirmingham, AL 352331578503173
- Mark DransfieldBirmingham, AL 352331770526725
- Amit Gaggar, MDBirmingham, AL 352331609826064
- James JohnsonBirmingham, AL 352331487663225
- Thomas KaleekalBirmingham, AL 352331699765420
- Kevin LeonBirmingham, AL 352331861420440
- Tracy LuckhardtBirmingham, AL 352331053431338
Common questions
What is David Lafon's NPI number?
David Lafon's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023375169, issued on Apr 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lafon located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lafon's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 32994, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Lafon prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lafon had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.