NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lara Nicolas

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Gainesville, FL

Lara Nicolas is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1821309618, issued on Jun 25, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME127080, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821309618
Name
Lara Nicolas
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License numbers
ME127080 FL
125.057377 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone
(352) 265-0462
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(352) 265-0443
Medicaid ID
017856800 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160822001279); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1600 SW Archer RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Patricia Abbitt, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629040811
  2. Sherine AbdallaGastroenterology Physician1366862997
  3. Abdalla Abdelkader, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1942087457
  4. Mahmoud AbdelsalamMedical Oncology Physician1912844531
  5. Garrett AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215870894
  6. Emily Abernethy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740970482

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $24.65

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sobi, Inc. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lara Nicolas$24.65
  2. Specialty average$1,291.66

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

  1. Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lara Nicolas among 265 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Florida

Lara Nicolas is one of 265 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 265 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. K. Avery, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101508859547
  2. Torrey Baines, MDGainesville, FL 326101871558106
  3. Tavenner Dibert, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101649627381
  4. Kourtney Guthrie, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101396122891
  5. Heidi-Marie Kellock, MDGainesville, FL 326101073645594
  6. Natalia Martinez Schlurmann, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101801116140
  7. Jason Parker, D.O.Gainesville, FL 326101598883522
  8. Joseph Philip, MDGainesville, FL 326101215201751

Common questions

What is Lara Nicolas's NPI number?

Lara Nicolas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821309618, issued on Jun 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lara Nicolas located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 265-0462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lara Nicolas's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME127080, 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.

What is Lara Nicolas's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.