Laura Tavarez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Forked River, NJ
Laura Tavarez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forked River, New Jersey, and NPI 1053675397, issued on Jul 2, 2012. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09703900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Tavarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25MA09703900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 138 S Main St, Forked River, NJ 08731
- Phone
- (609) 756-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150812007047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 138 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Raouf AzerPharmacist1417262445
- Patricia Christensen, NPNurse Practitioner1437269438
- Margaret Hager, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144252453
- Elizabeth Packi, DOFamily Medicine Physician1689202905
Verify Laura Tavarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA09703900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,894 Medicare Part D claims for 723 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium513 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium407 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims
- Losartan Potassium232 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er128 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.32
1 payment: 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 one group practice
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Primary Care PCForked River, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Tavarez among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Laura Tavarez, MD is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 New Jersey 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 Forked River
They are 9 of the 272 NPPES records with a practice address in Forked River, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Babushkin, MDForked River, NJ 087311912495284
- Therese Barry, D.O.Forked River, NJ 087311952359960
- Ann Dipaolo, D.O.Forked River, NJ 087311285604041
- Margaret Hager, MDForked River, NJ 087311144252453
- Lisa Kassenoff, D.O.Forked River, NJ 087311912960436
- John Mosko, DOForked River, NJ 087311093240293
- Dennis Novak, M.D.Forked River, NJ 087311194881094
- Elizabeth Packi, DOForked River, NJ 087311689202905
Common questions
What is Laura Tavarez, MD's NPI number?
Laura Tavarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053675397, issued on Jul 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Tavarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 138 S Main St, Forked River, NJ, 08731. Phone: (609) 756-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Tavarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09703900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Tavarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Tavarez, MD had 4,894 Medicare Part D claims for 723 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Tavarez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. 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.