Laura Fink Defina, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX
Laura Fink Defina, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1720191026, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J9657, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Fink Defina
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- J9657 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12330 Preston RD, Dallas, TX 75230
- Phone
- (972) 341-3200
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Fink Defina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J9657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $135.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Laura Fink Defina among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Laura Fink Defina, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas
They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Laura Fink Defina, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Fink Defina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720191026, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Fink Defina, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12330 Preston RD, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 341-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Fink Defina, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J9657, 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.
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.