Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1548205040, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01051026, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph R. Lafnitzegger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 01051026 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8450 Northwest Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278
- Phone
- (317) 802-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2024
- Fax
- (317) 802-2170
- Medicaid ID
- 200322280 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080312000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8450 Northwest Blvd.
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Verify Joseph R. Lafnitzegger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01051026Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.6 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: $24.57
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. 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.
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
- Orthopaedics-Indianapolis IncGreenwood, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
622 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Indianapolis
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Common questions
What is Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD's NPI number?
Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548205040, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8450 Northwest Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, 46278. Phone: (317) 802-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01051026, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Joseph R. Lafnitzegger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.6 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.