Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 34
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 39
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $5,320
- Practice address
- 3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
- Practice phone
- Call (813) 870-4398
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah is a general surgeon in Tampa, Florida
Dr. Appiah practices at BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of BayCare Health System.
Dr. Appiah's NPI, 1689134439, was assigned on March 20, 2019. Dr. Appiah graduated from International American University - College of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Appiah holds Florida license ME166562.
- NPI
- 1689134439NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921547001
- NPI enumeration date
- March 20, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (813) 870-4398
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah practices at BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida
Dr. Appiah's primary practice is BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital, at 3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607 in Hillsborough County. The practice phone is (813) 870-4398.
- BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607 · Hillsborough CountyPhone(813) 870-4398
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Appiah's primary practice is BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of BayCare Health System. Dr. Appiah is also affiliated with HCA Florida Brandon Hospital. The medical group on file is Suncoast Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appiah to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Appiah practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah is one of 1,593 general surgeons in Florida
Surgery is Dr. Appiah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Appiah is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Appiah is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, FloridaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Appiah
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024
CMS data shows 34 Medicare services from Dr. Appiah across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 39 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,684 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Appiah compared with the Florida median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Appiah
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 34vs 19883% below
- Medicare patients
- 39vs 13371% below
Medians across 1,425 general surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Appiah'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. Lara Farouk Appiah treated 39 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 39 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appiah in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.33, 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. Appiah's median patient age at 53, with 59% women.
Dr. Appiah's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Appiah's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2051%
- Men1949%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Appiah's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Anxiety46%
- Chronic kidney disease46%
- Diabetes41%
- COPD36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Appiah's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah takes part in Medicare
Dr. Appiah accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Appiah, published from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Appiah's most frequent co-authors are Subhasis Misra, MD, Sanjay P. Bagaria, MD and Stephen A. Jones, DO.
Dr. Appiah's most frequent co-authors
- Subhasis Misra, MD2 shared papers
- Sanjay P. Bagaria, MD1 shared paper
- Stephen A. Jones, DO1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Appiah
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah received $5,320 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Appiah from 12 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,607.
General payments to Dr. Appiah by program year, 2020 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Appiah by kind, 2020 to 2025
- Education$2,75052%
- Travel and lodging$1,44227%
- Food and beverage$1,12821%
Companies that paid Dr. Appiah the most, 2020 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah graduated from International American University - College of Medicine
Dr. Appiah graduated from International American University - College of Medicine in 2018.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Appiah is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aetna
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Appiah accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO6
- HMO4
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's NPI number?
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's NPI number is 1689134439. It was assigned on March 20, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah?
Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah is a general surgeon in Tampa, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah practice?
Dr. Appiah practices at 3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607. Dr. Appiah's primary practice is BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of BayCare Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appiah to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Appiah is (813) 870-4398.
What is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah's medical license number?
Dr. Appiah holds Florida license ME166562.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah affiliated with?
Dr. Appiah practices at BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Appiah is also affiliated with HCA Florida Brandon Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah part of?
Dr. Appiah is linked to Suncoast Surgical Associates.
Does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Appiah billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024, and Dr. Appiah accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah see?
CMS counts 39 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appiah in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah board certified?
Yes. Dr. Appiah is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Appiah's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99221) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah go to medical school?
Dr. Appiah graduated from International American University - College of Medicine in 2018.
Has Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,320 in general payments to Dr. Appiah from 12 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah been practicing?
Dr. Appiah graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
Does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Appiah, published from 2021 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah publish with?
Dr. Appiah's most frequent co-authors are Subhasis Misra, MD (2 shared papers), Sanjay P. Bagaria, MD (1 shared paper) and Stephen A. Jones, DO (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Lara Farouk Appiah accept?
Dr. Appiah is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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