Nina Lara, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Nina Lara, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1164816302, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 54603, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nina Lara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 54603 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090, Phoenix, AZ 85027
- Phone
- (602) 648-5444
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patricia Barrack, MPTPhysical Therapist1285735514
- Kaitlyn Barth, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1013866862
- Sara Briggs, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1518116656
- Daniel BurkhartPhysician Assistant1811515208
- Adam Cook, DPTPhysical Therapist1750931671
- Kimberly Donaldson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1275937765
Verify Nina Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 54603Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 380 among the 1,331 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Gabapentin28 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $197.11
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,314 providers of this specialty with any payment received $36,733.57 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.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Arizona
There are 49 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona
- Joshua Abrams, DOPhoenix, AZ1649482084
- Naftaly Attias, MDPhoenix, AZ1770650160
- Rafath Baig, M.D.Mesa, AZ1194883223
- Harvinder Bedi, MDPhoenix, AZ1467750851
- John Beghin, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1710903455
- Jonathan Boyce, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1932724424
- Michael Chang, MDMesa, AZ1154522910
- Andrew CorbettTempe, AZ1841723418
- Dennis Crandall, M.D.Mesa, AZ1255399549
- Stephen Curtin, M.D.Tucson, AZ1609877596
Common questions
What is Nina Lara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nina Lara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164816302, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nina Lara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090, Phoenix, AZ, 85027. Phone: (602) 648-5444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nina Lara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 54603, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nina Lara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nina Lara, M.D. had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.