NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John P. Lapurga, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Lima, OH

John P. Lapurga, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1164422952, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35068216, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164422952
Name
John P. Lapurga
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
35068216 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 Medical Drive, Lima, OH 45804
Phone
(419) 224-7586
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(419) 224-9769
Medicaid ID
2114714 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070215000410); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 801 Medical Drive

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Linda Heltemes, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1427009737
  2. Patricia McCormick Dupre, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790881621
  3. Kendra Ondrus, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295720357
  4. Paul Scheiwiller, DOAnesthesiology Physician1124053137
  5. Elbert Schumm, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881620615

Verify John P. Lapurga in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $32.74

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Lapurga$32.74
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adena Medical Group LLCChillicothe, OH
  2. Vituity-Ohio Anesthesia IncDublin, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John P. Lapurga among 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio

John P. Lapurga, MD is one of 2,068 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 74% 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 · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 1,382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Behm, MDLima, OH 458041750570958
  2. Fredrick Culler, MDLima, OH 458041194899948
  3. Samantha Linden, D.O., M.P.H., M.S.Lima, OH 458041275723462
  4. Patrick Pasion, DOLima, OH 458041689682502
  5. Paul Scheiwiller, DOLima, OH 458041124053137
  6. Jorge Sifuentes, M.D.Lima, OH 458041760424519
  7. Gerald Szelagowski, MDLima, OH 458041649479692
  8. Scott Watamura, MDLima, OH 458041154593127

Common questions

What is John P. Lapurga, MD's NPI number?

John P. Lapurga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164422952, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John P. Lapurga, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Medical Drive, Lima, OH, 45804. Phone: (419) 224-7586. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John P. Lapurga, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35068216, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is John P. Lapurga, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 of 100. 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.