James David Lax, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · New York, NY
James David Lax, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1487651410, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (New York 152612, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James David Lax
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 152612 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 E 72ND St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 988-5740
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 988-0462
- Medicaid ID
- 01341193 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101104001620); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 E 72ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James David Lax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 152612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine70 claims
- Omeprazole28 claims
- Linzess21 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: $206.80
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Somos Medical PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James David Lax among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
James David Lax, M.D. is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
All 1,797 in New York → Every provider in New York → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Aisenberg, M.D.New York, NY 100211801873518
- Peter Baiocco, M.D.New York, NY 100211679539027
- Paul Basuk, M.D.New York, NY 100211033194675
- David Carr-Locke, MD FRCP FACG MASGENew York, NY 100211417913609
- Hans Gerdes, MDNew York, NY 100211437121217
- Philip Katz, MDNy, NY 100211124097340
- Jay Katzman, MDNew York, NY 100211043284227
- Michael Krumholz, M.D.New York, NY 100211700886645
Common questions
What is James David Lax, M.D.'s NPI number?
James David Lax, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487651410, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James David Lax, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 E 72ND St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 988-5740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James David Lax, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 152612, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James David Lax, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James David Lax, M.D. had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.