Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Florence, SC
Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1831677293, issued on Jul 29, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 89561, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 89561 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 N Irby St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 667-9414
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231213004267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 89561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance197 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims
- Ozempic130 claims
- Lantus Solostar105 claims
- Mounjaro98 claims
- Methimazole94 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: $1,291.33
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Hopehealth, Inc.Florence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara among 109 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in South Carolina
Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD is one of 109 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 109 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in South Carolina.
All 109 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationwide →
The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Culleton, MDFlorence, SC 295011619917309
- Padigar Shyamanand Tantry, MDFlorence, SC 295011326490335
- Ribal Al Aridi, M.DFlorence, SC 295051881826832
- Sonika Malik, M.D.Florence, SC 295061346602810
- Gerald Miele, MDFlorence, SC 295061073555207
- Meenakshi Pande, MDFlorence, SC 295061538198080
- Hany Shenouda, MDFlorence, SC 295061346232246
- Vonda Calcutt, MDWalterboro, SC 294881477591162
Common questions
What is Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831677293, issued on Jul 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 N Irby St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 667-9414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 89561, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Alexandra Gonzalez Lara, MD had 1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.