Dena L. Lacara, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Fairfield, NJ
Dena L. Lacara, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairfield, New Jersey, and NPI 1790845238, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dena L. Lacara
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MB76447 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 US Highway 46 # A, Fairfield, NJ 07004
- Phone
- (973) 943-4300
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 227-3335
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050701000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dena L. Lacara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl41 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 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: $43,142.44
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Mecca Integrated Medical Center, LLCFairfield, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dena L. Lacara among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Dena L. Lacara, D.O. is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairfield
They are 3 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairfield, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Dena L. Lacara, D.O.'s NPI number?
Dena L. Lacara, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790845238, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dena L. Lacara, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 US Highway 46 # A, Fairfield, NJ, 07004. Phone: (973) 943-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dena L. Lacara, D.O.'s license?
Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dena L. Lacara, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dena L. Lacara, D.O. had 1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.