Rafael Lao, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Vincennes, IN
Rafael Lao, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Vincennes, Indiana, and NPI 1265477053, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01042614A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Lao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 01042614A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Willow St Ste 100, Vincennes, IN 47591
- Phone
- (812) 882-6416
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2025
- Fax
- (812) 882-8620
- Medicaid ID
- 100384200B IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101202000826); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 Willow St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deanna Fields, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811188576
Verify Rafael Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01042614ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Kerendia114 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate92 claims
- Furosemide86 claims
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Farxiga59 claims
- Losartan Potassium48 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $358.55
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Rafael Lao among 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana
Rafael Lao, M.D. is one of 265 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 86% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 265 nephrology physician records in Indiana.
All 265 in Indiana → Every provider in Vincennes → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hani Bleibel, M.D.Tell City, IN 475861245488659
- Mohammad Mourad, M.D.Newburgh, IN 476301093712952
- Corinne Mbakop, MDEvansville, IN 477101003270257
- Andrew Piering, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101205836657
- Richard Sloan, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101467452821
- Wenqing Yin, MDEvansville, IN 477101073017299
- Narothama Reddy Aeddula, MDEvansville, IN 477131255581641
- Peter Juran, M.D.Evansville, IN 477131780702266
Common questions
What is Rafael Lao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Lao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265477053, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Lao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Willow St Ste 100, Vincennes, IN, 47591. Phone: (812) 882-6416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Lao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01042614A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafael Lao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Lao, M.D. had 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rafael Lao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.