Joseph A. Larakers, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Alice, TX
Joseph A. Larakers, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alice, Texas, and NPI 1023057270, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8633, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Larakers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J8633 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2510 E Main St Ste 206, Alice, TX 78332
- Phone
- (361) 661-8090
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- Fax
- (361) 592-1967
- Medicaid ID
- 126608203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050504000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Larakers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
35,878 Medicare Part D claims for 1,471 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 1,015 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,336 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,335 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,309 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium1,299 claims
- Gabapentin1,066 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium936 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: $1,712.05
90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 3 group practices
- Beeville Family Practice LLPBeeville, TX
- Jjp Family Practice LLCBeeville, TX
- Wellmed Medical Group PABeeville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Larakers among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joseph A. Larakers, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alice
They are 9 of the 276 NPPES records with a practice address in Alice, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Alice → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sergio Cantu, M.D.Alice, TX 783321770862047
- Mary Dacosta, MDAlice, TX 783321255919965
- Carlos Elizondo, M.D.Alice, TX 783321417391764
- Vandana Kamat, M.D.Alice, TX 783321619994258
- Jerry Liles, D.O.Alice, TX 783321013934645
- Alejandro Lopez, M.D.Alice, TX 783321962498121
- Oscar Reynolds, MDAlice, TX 783321477671881
- Gustavo Villarreal, M.D.Alice, TX 783321649227653
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Larakers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Larakers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023057270, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Larakers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2510 E Main St Ste 206, Alice, TX, 78332. Phone: (361) 661-8090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Larakers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8633, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Larakers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Larakers, M.D. had 35,878 Medicare Part D claims for 1,471 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.