Joseph M. Lacava, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Hot Springs, AR
Joseph M. Lacava, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1104842814, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 217, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph M. Lacava
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 217 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3339 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71913
- Phone
- (501) 321-4844
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 321-0956
- Medicaid IDs
- 149217717 AR
14917717 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040412000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records → All 39 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Joseph M. Lacava in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
553 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin202 claims
- Meloxicam113 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim57 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Pregabalin24 claims
- Prednisone19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $114.33
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph M. Lacava among 39 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arkansas
Joseph M. Lacava, DPM is one of 39 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 85% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Arkansas
There are 39 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arkansas.
All 39 in Arkansas → Every provider in Hot Springs → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Gauldin, DPMHot Springs, AR 719131346651494
- Carlotta Wells, DPMHot Springs, AR 719011144341827
- Zane Moore, D.P.MConway, AR 720321891109963
- Aaron Seiter, D.P.M.Conway, AR 720321164460119
- Vafa Ferdowsian, DPMConway, AR 720341033182837
- Joshua McLaughlinConway, AR 720341528687274
- Jason Smith, D.P.M.Newport, AR 721121013141209
- Barbara Porchia, DPMCamden, AR 717011427140920
Common questions
What is Joseph M. Lacava, DPM's NPI number?
Joseph M. Lacava, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104842814, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph M. Lacava, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3339 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Phone: (501) 321-4844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph M. Lacava, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 217, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph M. Lacava, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph M. Lacava, DPM had 553 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph M. Lacava, DPM's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.