John M. Lazaro, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC
John M. Lazaro, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1649238684, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16869, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John M. Lazaro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 16869 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 796-2222
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 796-7839
- Medicaid ID
- 168696 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070620000357); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 131 Sunset CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Edwin Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770506289
- Christopher Clark, AGNPNurse Practitioner1174455463
- Jeanna DauzyNurse Practitioner1932999018
- Yesenia Dunn, APRN, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1699602797
- Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285691345
Verify John M. Lazaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,613 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 203 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate337 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium335 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
- Lisinopril263 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Omeprazole176 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): 83 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: $1,104.43
56 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John M. Lazaro among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
John M. Lazaro, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 1,881 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hampton Alford, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691740248780
- John Black, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691669495255
- Edwin Brown, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691770506289
- Frank Ferraro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691861433831
- Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691285691345
- Vijay Koli, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691700835493
- Michael Markowitz, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691225088032
- Loreli MunfordWest Columbia, SC 291691275591430
Common questions
What is John M. Lazaro, M.D.'s NPI number?
John M. Lazaro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649238684, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John M. Lazaro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John M. Lazaro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16869, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John M. Lazaro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John M. Lazaro, M.D. had 7,613 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John M. Lazaro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.