Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lutz, FL
Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lutz, Florida, and NPI 1518983345, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME91004, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshmi Avula Menezes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME91004 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1942 Highland Oaks Blvd Ste A, Lutz, FL 33559
- Phone
- (813) 670-0035
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (813) 377-1693
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041004000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1942 Highland Oaks Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Athena Failla, BS, MPH, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285262162
Verify Lakshmi Avula Menezes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME91004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,937 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium306 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims
- Lisinopril225 claims
- Losartan Potassium202 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium196 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: $1,060.20
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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
- Ohi West Medical Group II LLCLutz, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakshmi Avula Menezes among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lutz
They are 34 of the 1,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Lutz, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Athena Failla, BS, MPH, MDLutz, FL 335591285262162
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- Jeffrey Harrow, MDLutz, FL 335591831178102
- Daniel Heinig, M.D.Lutz, FL 335591821053661
- Alison Hemsley, DOLutz, FL 335591366903064
- Marian Irizarry Febres, MDLutz, FL 335591003189036
- Jerambhai Kankotia, MDLutz, FL 335591437231065
- Barbara Pacholec, M.D.Lutz, FL 335591073696902
Common questions
What is Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD's NPI number?
Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518983345, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1942 Highland Oaks Blvd Ste A, Lutz, FL, 33559. Phone: (813) 670-0035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME91004, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshmi Avula Menezes, MD had 5,937 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.