Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari, MD

  • West Hollywood, CA
  • Internist
NPI1093094427PAC ID7719113273
Medicare services, 2024
3,852
Medicare patients, 2024
625
Part D claims, 2024
4,503
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
99
Practice address
8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Practice phone
Call (310) 423-5000
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Primary practice

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari is an internist in West Hollywood, California

Dr. Lalezari practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

Dr. Lalezari's NPI, 1093094427, was assigned on August 16, 2011. Dr. Lalezari holds California license A117709.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7719113273
NPI enumeration date
August 16, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 423-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Lalezari's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 423-5000.

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Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lalezari's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System. The medical group on file is Noble Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lalezari to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 skilled nursing facilities, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lalezari practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Lalezari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Lalezari is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A117709 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Lalezari

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari billed Medicare for 3,852 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,852 Medicare services from Dr. Lalezari across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 625 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $355,592 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,852
Medicare patients625
Paid by Medicare$355,592
Procedure codes16

Dr. Lalezari's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4,1982024: 3,69712%
Other services
2023: 452024: 129187%
Tests and treatments
2023: 252024: 264%

Where Dr. Lalezari's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office47412%
  • In a facility3,37888%

Dr. Lalezari compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Lalezari
  • California median
Medicare services
3,852vs 36110.7 times
Medicare patients
625vs 1514.1 times
Part D claims
3,705vs 4218.8 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lalezari's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari treated 625 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 625 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lalezari in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 222 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 68% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lalezari's median patient age at 79, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024625
Average age77
Average risk score3.14
Also on Medicaid68%

Dr. Lalezari's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Lalezari's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32953%
  • Men29647%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lalezari's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis72%
  4. Ischemic heart disease71%
  5. Diabetes60%
  6. Heart failure58%
  7. Chronic kidney disease54%
  8. Mood disorders52%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Lalezari's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 79

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari wrote 4,503 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lalezari wrote 4,503 Medicare Part D claims for 469 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,705 of them, across 102 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $431,904 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,417 claims across 118 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,503
Drugs named by CMS102
Total drug cost$431,904
Part D patients469

Dr. Lalezari's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,687 claims82%
  • Brand-name800 claims18%
  • Other16 claims0%

Dr. Lalezari's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lalezari's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%40 of 4,503 claims
  • Antibiotics3%114 of 4,503 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%40 of 4,503 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,4172024: 3,70516%

Drugs named by CMS: 102 in 2024, 118 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Lalezari for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lalezari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lalezari as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Lalezari's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 99of 100Final score
  • 78.8of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Lalezari in 2012. Dr. Lalezari's most frequent co-authors are Chester Choi, MD, Jasminka Maria Criley and Viktor E. Eysselein, MD.

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Dr. Lalezari's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lalezari

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari received $4,902 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 177 general payments to Dr. Lalezari from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $698. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $450 in 2017.

General payments to Dr. Lalezari by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lalezari by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,80298%
  • Education$1002%

Companies that paid Dr. Lalezari the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's NPI number?

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's NPI number is 1093094427. It was assigned on August 16, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari?

Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari is an internist in West Hollywood, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari practice?

Dr. Lalezari practices at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Dr. Lalezari's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lalezari to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 skilled nursing facilities, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lalezari is (310) 423-5000.

What is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's medical license number?

Dr. Lalezari holds California license A117709.

Which hospitals is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari affiliated with?

Dr. Lalezari practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

What medical group is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari part of?

Dr. Lalezari is linked to Noble Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Lalezari to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lalezari billed Medicare for 3,852 services in 2024, and Dr. Lalezari accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lalezari as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari's MIPS score?

Dr. Lalezari's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari see?

CMS counts 625 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lalezari in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lalezari's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

What drugs does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lalezari's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Eliquis.

Has Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,902 in general payments to Dr. Lalezari from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari been practicing?

Dr. Lalezari graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Lalezari.

Who does Dr. David Benjamin Lalezari publish with?

Dr. Lalezari's most frequent co-authors are Chester Choi, MD (1 shared paper), Jasminka Maria Criley (1 shared paper) and Viktor E. Eysselein, MD (1 shared paper).

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