Lona Caires, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · New Brighton, MN
Lona Caires, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Brighton, Minnesota, and NPI 1639273113, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 54059, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lona Caires
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 54059 MN
34008854 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1151 Silver Lake RD, New Brighton, MN 55112
- Phone
- (612) 706-4500
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110621000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lona Caires in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 54059Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,024 Medicare Part D claims for 307 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. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Lisinopril210 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate164 claims
- Simvastatin149 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate142 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview ClinicsNew Brighton, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lona Caires among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Lona Caires, D.O. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Lona Caires, D.O.'s NPI number?
Lona Caires, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639273113, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lona Caires, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1151 Silver Lake RD, New Brighton, MN, 55112. Phone: (612) 706-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lona Caires, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 54059, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lona Caires, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lona Caires, D.O. had 4,024 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.