Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · New Iberia, LA
Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Iberia, Louisiana, and NPI 1396087359, issued on Mar 17, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana 303013, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Joseph Lapara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 303013 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2315 E Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560
- Phone
- (337) 374-7606
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161228000617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2315 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas Joseph Lapara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 303013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,250 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis321 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium305 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium299 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Furosemide277 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate258 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
- Baton Rouge Clinic, A Medical CorporationBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Joseph Lapara among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Nicholas Joseph Lapara, 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 2013, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Iberia
They are 8 of the 710 NPPES records with a practice address in New Iberia, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Ditch, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601124101225
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- Vineeth Reddy Kandala, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601003552795
- Cesar Ramirez Astacio, M.DNew Iberia, LA 705601336359033
- Vina Baker, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631114994480
- Janice Nugent, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631699748525
- Kimberly Smith, M.D.,New Iberia, LA 705631073500344
- Kerry Schexnaider, MDMaurice, LA 705551982610374
Common questions
What is Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396087359, issued on Mar 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 E Main St, New Iberia, LA, 70560. Phone: (337) 374-7606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 303013, 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 Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Joseph Lapara, M.D. had 9,250 Medicare Part D claims for 307 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.