Michael David Lara, M.D.
Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX
Michael David Lara, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1598721490, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8406, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael David Lara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L8406 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1655 Mosswood, El Paso, TX 79935
- Phone
- (915) 591-7700
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 591-3170
- Medicaid ID
- 168612301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041103001276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael David Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine53 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,791.16
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael David Lara among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Michael David Lara, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manuel Acosta-Corrales, M.D.El Paso, TX 799351083615595
- Monica Jordan, MDEl Paso, TX 799361629591821
- Mazin Khateeb, MDEl Paso, TX 799361396708756
- Kathryn Zerbach, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361972653061
- Brent Michener, DOEl Paso, TX 799381417165002
- Sergey ShimunovEl Paso, TX 799381780959874
- Avery Walker, M.D.El Paso, TX 799381811131287
- Jorge Acosta, M.D.El Paso, TX 799251396701207
Common questions
What is Michael David Lara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael David Lara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598721490, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael David Lara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1655 Mosswood, El Paso, TX, 79935. Phone: (915) 591-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael David Lara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8406, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael David Lara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael David Lara, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael David Lara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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), 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.