NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Lazar

Surgery Physician · Williamsport, PA

Michael Lazar is a surgery physician with a practice address in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962469650, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD422224, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962469650
Name
Michael Lazar
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD422224 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
740 High St, Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone
(570) 321-3165
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050805000655); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 740 High St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elizabeth Anderson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427026970
  2. Joseph BeringCardiovascular Disease Physician1770579708
  3. John Boll, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1073516944
  4. Wayne Butler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205801107
  5. Leonard Collins, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1962499301
  6. Scott CrollSurgery Physician1356318497

Verify Michael Lazar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.

  1. Michael Lazar67
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin49 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): 81.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,554.97

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, 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.

  1. Michael Lazar$1,554.97
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Susquehanna Physician ServicesWilliamsport, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Lazar among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Michael Lazar is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 932 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 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Branton, MDWilliamsport, PA 177011528036266
  2. Scott CrollWilliamsport, PA 177011356318497
  3. Amy Curry, D.O.Williamsport, PA 177011972733913
  4. John Holup, D.O.Williamsport, PA 177011326010125
  5. Timothy JudgeWilliamsport, PA 177011831243690
  6. Timothy Pagana, MDWilliamsport, PA 177011568423341
  7. Rodrick Stevenson, MD, FACSWilliamsport, PA 177011689642340
  8. Mohammad Tahir, MDWilliamsport, PA 177011588183867

Common questions

What is Michael Lazar's NPI number?

Michael Lazar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962469650, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Lazar located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 High St, Williamsport, PA, 17701. Phone: (570) 321-3165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Lazar's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD422224, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Lazar prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Lazar had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Lazar's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.