Eric Lara, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Munster, IN
Eric Lara, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1245944198, issued on Jan 5, 2023. Check the license (Indiana 71014733A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Lara
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 71014733A IN
F0220799 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9445 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN 46321
- Phone
- (219) 836-2055
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2023
- Fax
- (219) 836-0355
- Medicaid ID
- 300084066 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231209000631); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 71014733ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,625 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Metformin Hcl73 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate68 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Alprazolam54 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl47 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: $3,185.79
139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Community Care Network IncMunster, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Lara among 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana
Eric Lara, FNP-C is one of 5,867 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2023, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 81% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 3,953 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
126 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Munster
They are 126 of the 1,515 NPPES records with a practice address in Munster, and 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Eric Lara, FNP-C's NPI number?
Eric Lara, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245944198, issued on Jan 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Lara, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9445 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 836-2055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Lara, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 71014733A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric Lara, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Lara, FNP-C had 1,625 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.