Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Stanford, CA
Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1922141951, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (California G62856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Lafayette
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- G62856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080724000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alan Lafayette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G62856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium95 claims
- Losartan Potassium75 claims
- Prednisone47 claims
- Carvedilol44 claims
- Lisinopril42 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): 76.5 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: $163,483.65
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareRedwood City, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Richard Alan Lafayette among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922141951, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G62856, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D. had 1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Alan Lafayette, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.