Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Opelika, AL
Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1871553677, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 7895, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaeton Don Lorino
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 7895 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2412 Village Professional Dr S, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 528-6670
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 528-6671
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100125000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2412 Village Professional Dr S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brooke Causland, CRNPNurse Practitioner1457951303
- Meshia Wallace, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1659635472
Verify Gaeton Don Lorino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,679 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta534 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa233 claims
- Azithromycin105 claims
- Prednisone101 claims
- Breo Ellipta79 claims
- Omeprazole64 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,728.93
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gaeton Don Lorino among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D. is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Opelika → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Dekich, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011285722082
- Shashi Sharma, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011861582926
- Meshia Wallace, MDOpelika, AL 368011659635472
- James Hunter, MDMobile, AL 366951265413611
- Philip Almalouf, M.D.Mobile, AL 366171407976129
- Matthew Clukies, DOMobile, AL 366171700307949
- Justin Ellerman, MDMobile, AL 366171447697743
- Gerardo Eman Greci, MDMobile, AL 366171588125371
Common questions
What is Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871553677, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2412 Village Professional Dr S, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 528-6670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 7895, 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 Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D. had 1,679 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gaeton Don Lorino, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.