Robert A. Lager, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Washington, DC
Robert A. Lager, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1972510741, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD33708, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert A. Lager
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD33708 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2131 K St NW, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 822-9356
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 331-0451
- Medicaid IDs
- 035082100 DC
414171700 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040930000464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2131 K St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert A. Lager in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD33708Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,080 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium223 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium190 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate187 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
- Eliquis125 claims
- Ezetimibe113 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): 88.2 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: $126.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Medstar Heart Institute LLCWashington, DC
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert A. Lager among 128 cardiovascular disease physician records in District of Columbia
Robert A. Lager, MD is one of 128 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 75% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 128 cardiovascular disease physician records in District of Columbia.
All 128 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Bennett, M.D.Washington, DC 200371144237090
- George Bren, M.D.Washington, DC 200371013908276
- Andrew Chen, MDWashington, DC 200371902002389
- Brian Choi, M.D.Washington, DC 200371801003801
- Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MDWashington, DC 200371548323066
- Shawn Howell, M.D.Washington, DC 200371447392659
- Judith Hsia, MDWashington, DC 200371114013190
- Dinesh Joshi, M.D.Washington, DC 200371992834097
Common questions
What is Robert A. Lager, MD's NPI number?
Robert A. Lager, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972510741, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert A. Lager, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2131 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 822-9356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert A. Lager, MD's license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD33708, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert A. Lager, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert A. Lager, MD had 2,080 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert A. Lager, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.