Joseph J. Lachica, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Friendship, WI
Joseph J. Lachica, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Friendship, Wisconsin, and NPI 1720027238, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 54341, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph J. Lachica
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 54341 WI
036-111357 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 402 W Lake St, Friendship, WI 53934
- Phone
- (608) 339-3331
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100824000767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 402 W Lake St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Virginia Batie, APRN- FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104374867
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- Tamara Daniels, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1164488169
- Steven Dankle, MDOtolaryngology Physician1811908387
- Robert Docherty, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1093339541
- Alicia-Maria Fernandez, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1407043458
Verify Joseph J. Lachica in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 54341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir16 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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: $142.03
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Emergency Medicine Associates OF Madison, SCMadison, WI
- Mile Bluff Medical Center IncMauston, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Friendship
They are 4 of the 67 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendship, and 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
All 4 in Friendship → All 1,464 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Friendship →
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- Manish Acharya, M.D.Milwaukee, WI1437129715
- Axel AdamsMadison, WI1366905192
- Eric Adar, MDWauwatosa, WI1255325726
Common questions
What is Joseph J. Lachica, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph J. Lachica, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720027238, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph J. Lachica, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 402 W Lake St, Friendship, WI, 53934. Phone: (608) 339-3331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph J. Lachica, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 54341, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph J. Lachica, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph J. Lachica, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.