Michael Lara, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Michael Lara, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1871854505, issued on May 29, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2017-0114, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD2017-0114 NM
NM2017-0114 NM
R0606 TX
DR.055100 CO
183280 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4311 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 556-6800
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241205001842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2017-0114Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
469 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen69 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Cephalexin42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt39 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate29 claims
- Prednisone22 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): 72.8 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: $1,247.59
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Bluff Creek Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
- Emergency Services OF Texas PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lara among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
Michael Lara, M.D. is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 517 in New Mexico → Every provider in Las Cruces → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Acosta, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111861531865
- Martin Boyd, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111437377058
- Peter Buffa, M.D., PALas Cruces, NM 880111073765087
- William Bussey, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063449106
- Oscar Castrejon, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111508020355
- William Einig, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111548471485
- Marcey Gillespie, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111326266032
- Thomas Lemke, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111194761494
Common questions
What is Michael Lara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871854505, issued on May 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4311 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 556-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2017-0114, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lara, M.D. had 469 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 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.