Stephen L. La Mendola, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Beaumont, TX
Stephen L. La Mendola, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Beaumont, Texas, and NPI 1497863419, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8718, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen L. La Mendola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- H8718 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 755 N 11TH St, Beaumont, TX 77702
- Phone
- (409) 899-4747
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Fax
- (409) 899-4881
- Medicaid ID
- 118886402 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101122001271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 755 N 11TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Douglas Bakeler, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467690404
- Lauren Barrera, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689076549
- Robert Berndt, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1427044007
- Maria Blahey, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053304725
- James Bowling, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1295721561
- Alfred Brady, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1841293909
Verify Stephen L. La Mendola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol47 claims
- Furosemide15 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): 100 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: $518.15
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Associated Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgeons, L.L.P.Lake Charles, LA
- Baptist Physician NetworkBeaumont, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Stephen L. La Mendola, MD's NPI number?
Stephen L. La Mendola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497863419, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen L. La Mendola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 755 N 11TH St, Beaumont, TX, 77702. Phone: (409) 899-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen L. La Mendola, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8718, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen L. La Mendola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen L. La Mendola, MD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen L. La Mendola, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.