Paul Richard Lafavore, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Hickory, NC
Paul Richard Lafavore, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1568442762, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9601371, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Richard Lafavore
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 9601371 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 327-8105
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 327-4245
- Medicaid ID
- 891020L NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100125000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Richard Lafavore in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9601371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
2,255 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 1,602 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen493 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen442 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl206 claims
- Gabapentin159 claims
- Tramadol Hcl155 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl89 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): 64.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $581.75
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 one group practice
- East Carolina Anesthesia Associates PLLCLenoir, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Richard Lafavore among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina
Paul Richard Lafavore, MD is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 32 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Paul Richard Lafavore, MD's NPI number?
Paul Richard Lafavore, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568442762, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Richard Lafavore, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-8105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Richard Lafavore, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9601371, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Richard Lafavore, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Richard Lafavore, MD had 2,255 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Richard Lafavore, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.5 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.