Michael Lafuente, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Michael Lafuente, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1760688311, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 201503, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lafuente
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 201503 LA
MD.201503 LA
35144219 OH
Q4621 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (866) 328-8346
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 854-2149
- Medicaid ID
- 1026417 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071026000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lafuente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 201503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone11 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
- Southwest Louisiana Physicians, LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lafuente among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michael Lafuente, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 53 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Michael Lafuente, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lafuente, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760688311, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lafuente, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (866) 328-8346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lafuente, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 201503, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lafuente, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lafuente, M.D. had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.