Fidel M. Lara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sun Valley, CA
Fidel M. Lara, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sun Valley, California, and NPI 1194909481, issued on Dec 21, 2007. Check the license (California A69653, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fidel M. Lara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A69653 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8033 Vineland Avenue, Sun Valley, CA 91352
- Phone
- (818) 767-1001
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 767-1991
- Medicaid ID
- A696530 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050110000438); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fidel M. Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,907 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium927 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium451 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er397 claims
- Jardiance360 claims
- Lisinopril357 claims
- Fenofibrate356 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: $7,350.79
158 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Aande Medical Group-A Professional Nursing CorporationGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fidel M. Lara among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Fidel M. Lara, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sun Valley
They are 6 of the 392 NPPES records with a practice address in Sun Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
All 17,696 in California → Every provider in Sun Valley → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Carlos Vaquero, M.D.Sun Valley, CA 913521134782717
- Alejandro Villafranca Pascua, M.D.Sun Valley, CA 913521083230957
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- Lawrence Bernstein, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913501104838754
Common questions
What is Fidel M. Lara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fidel M. Lara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194909481, issued on Dec 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fidel M. Lara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8033 Vineland Avenue, Sun Valley, CA, 91352. Phone: (818) 767-1001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fidel M. Lara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A69653, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fidel M. Lara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fidel M. Lara, M.D. had 10,907 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.