Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Madhav Lavu, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fargo, ND

Madhav Lavu, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1447459193, issued on Jul 13, 2007. Check the license on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1447459193
Name
Madhav Lavu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 417-2575
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 5225 23RD Ave S

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

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify Madhav Lavu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of MedicineCheck the board
  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
Open the North Dakota license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

675 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Madhav Lavu675
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate88 claims
  2. Eliquis77 claims
  3. Flecainide Acetate59 claims
  4. Digoxin58 claims
  5. Amiodarone Hcl47 claims
  6. Sotalol38 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 83 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 score87.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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: $478.73

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Madhav Lavu$478.73
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Dakota

There are 40 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Dakota.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in North Dakota

  1. Rabeea Aboufakher, MDGrand Forks, ND1881896223
  2. Udit AgarwalBismarck, ND1568753606
  3. Abdelhamid Ahmed, MDGrand Forks, ND1184784076
  4. Walter Atiga, M.DFargo, ND1427050699
  5. Puvanalingam Ayyadurai, MDGrand Forks, ND1972919942
  6. Hussain Basrawala, M.D.Grand Forks, ND1225560428
  7. Ismail Bekdash, M.D.Fargo, ND1386814044
  8. Mohamed Chebaclo, MDGrand Forks, ND1386708931
  9. Noah Chelliah, MDGrand Forks, ND1952485740
  10. Valentine Chikwendu, MDMinot, ND1356439798

Common questions

What is Madhav Lavu, MD's NPI number?

Madhav Lavu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447459193, issued on Jul 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Madhav Lavu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Madhav Lavu, MD's license?

Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Madhav Lavu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Madhav Lavu, MD had 675 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Madhav Lavu, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.