Michael Edward Lara, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Belmont, CA
Michael Edward Lara, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Belmont, California, and NPI 1215153408, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (California A68236, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Edward Lara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A68236 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Ralston Ave Ste C, Belmont, CA 94002
- Phone
- (650) 592-1229
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 594-9299
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Edward Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A68236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er16 claims
- Mirtazapine16 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl13 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl11 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.
Michael Edward Lara among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael Edward Lara, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vincent Perez, MDBelmont, CA 940021194803007
- Daniel Becker, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101841256856
- Benjamin Cheyette, M.D., PH.D.Burlingame, CA 940101093733198
- Rama Dronamraju, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101790864098
- Adelardo Ferrer, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101851362313
- Yelena Koss, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101487738696
- Michael Levinson, MDBurlingame, CA 940101306876883
- Richard Levy, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101992732069
Common questions
What is Michael Edward Lara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Edward Lara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215153408, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Edward Lara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Ralston Ave Ste C, Belmont, CA, 94002. Phone: (650) 592-1229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Edward Lara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A68236, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Edward Lara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Edward Lara, M.D. had 116 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.