NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lara Whitford, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Chandler, AZ

Lara Whitford, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1487050720, issued on Nov 14, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 871, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487050720
Name
Lara Whitford
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
871 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1831 E Queen Creek RD Ste 119, Chandler, AZ 85286
Phone
(480) 917-2300
Enumerated
Nov 14, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171016002750); 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 1831 E Queen Creek RD Ste 119

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

  1. Aldin Sabic, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1376102046

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lara Whitford406
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin85 claims
  2. Nystatin68 claims
  3. Ciclopirox38 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
  5. Gabapentin32 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 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: $178.87

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lara Whitford$178.87
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

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. Foot And Ankle Clinics OF ArizonaChandler, AZ

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

Lara Whitford among 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona

Lara Whitford, DPM is one of 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 57% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 240 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 213ES0103X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Arizona

There are 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raul Aviles, DPMChandler, AZ 852861780147447
  2. Priyanka Begur, DPMChandler, AZ 852861285155127
  3. Jeffrey Carnett, DPMChandler, AZ 852861871283093
  4. Daphne Davis, DPMChandler, AZ 852861578083754
  5. Julia DoiChandler, AZ 852861629429030
  6. Shannon Ganley, DPMChandler, AZ 852861073976833
  7. Patrick Gillihan, DPMChandler, AZ 852861255715579
  8. Keith Goss, DPMChandler, AZ 852861700860715

Common questions

What is Lara Whitford, DPM's NPI number?

Lara Whitford, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487050720, issued on Nov 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lara Whitford, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1831 E Queen Creek RD Ste 119, Chandler, AZ, 85286. Phone: (480) 917-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lara Whitford, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 871, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lara Whitford, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lara Whitford, DPM had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.