Dr. Rafael Lao, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,143
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 506
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,137
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 700 Willow St Ste 101, Vincennes, IN 47591
- Practice phone
- Call (812) 882-0546
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
DaVita Vincennes Dialysis
Dialysis Center - Independent · Vincennes, Indiana
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Dr. Rafael Lao is a nephrologist in Vincennes, Indiana
Dr. Lao practices at DaVita Vincennes Dialysis in Vincennes, Indiana.
Dr. Lao's NPI, 1265477053, was assigned on June 17, 2006. Dr. Lao graduated from University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina in 1982. Dr. Lao holds Indiana license 01042614A.
- NPI
- 1265477053NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678592086
- NPI enumeration date
- June 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (812) 882-0546
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rafael Lao practices at DaVita Vincennes Dialysis in Vincennes, Indiana
Dr. Lao's primary practice is DaVita Vincennes Dialysis, at 700 Willow St Ste 101, Vincennes, IN 47591 in Knox County. The practice phone is (812) 882-0546.
- DaVita Vincennes Dialysis700 Willow St Ste 101, Vincennes, IN 47591 · Knox CountyPhone(812) 882-0546
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Rafael Lao is affiliated with 9 sites of care
Dr. Lao's primary practice is DaVita Vincennes Dialysis in Vincennes, Indiana. Dr. Lao is also affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lao to 4 more hospitals and 3 dialysis centers, each named with a free account. Dr. Lao's employer is on file too: a dialysis center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rafael Lao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lao practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| DaVita Vincennes Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rafael Lao is one of 197 nephrologists in Indiana
Nephrology is Dr. Lao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Lao is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, IndianaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Lao
Counts of nephrologists 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. Rafael Lao billed Medicare for 2,143 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,143 Medicare services from Dr. Lao across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 506 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $260,557 for them.
Dr. Lao's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3942024: 1,13219%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9352024: 1,0118%
Where Dr. Lao's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,59574%
- In a facility54826%
Dr. Lao compared with the Indiana median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Lao
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 2,143vs 9192.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 506vs 34248% above
- Part D claims
- 915vs 82311% above
Medians across 204 nephrologists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lao'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. Rafael Lao treated 506 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lao in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 195 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.19, 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. Lao's median patient age at 70, with 50% women.
Dr. Lao's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26653%
- Men24047%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lao's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Heart failure38%
- COPD31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lao's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rafael Lao wrote 1,137 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lao wrote 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 176 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 915 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $206,906 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 760 claims across 26 drugs.
Dr. Lao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic846 claims74%
- Brand-name291 claims26%
Dr. Lao'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. Lao's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%13 of 1,137 claims
- Antibiotics5%53 of 1,137 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: 7602024: 91520%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 26 in 2023.
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. Rafael Lao scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Lao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
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. Rafael Lao received $2,233 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 132 general payments to Dr. Lao from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $398.
General payments to Dr. Lao by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lao by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,13496%
- Education$994%
Companies that paid Dr. Lao the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Rafael Lao graduated from University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina
Dr. Lao graduated from University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina in 1982.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Rafael Lao'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) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rafael Lao's NPI number?
Dr. Rafael Lao's NPI number is 1265477053. It was assigned on June 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rafael Lao?
Dr. Rafael Lao is a nephrologist in Vincennes, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Rafael Lao practice?
Dr. Lao practices at 700 Willow St Ste 101, Vincennes, IN 47591. Dr. Lao's primary practice is DaVita Vincennes Dialysis in Vincennes, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lao to 4 hospitals and 3 dialysis centers.
What is Dr. Rafael Lao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lao is (812) 882-0546.
What is Dr. Rafael Lao's medical license number?
Dr. Lao holds Indiana license 01042614A.
Which hospitals is Dr. Rafael Lao affiliated with?
Dr. Lao is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lao to 4 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Rafael Lao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lao billed Medicare for 2,143 services in 2024, and Dr. Lao accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Rafael Lao's MIPS score?
Dr. Lao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rafael Lao see?
CMS counts 506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lao in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Rafael Lao bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lao's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), dialysis (90961) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
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Where did Dr. Rafael Lao go to medical school?
Dr. Lao graduated from University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. Rafael Lao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Kerendia, Sevelamer Carbonate and Furosemide.
Has Dr. Rafael Lao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,233 in general payments to Dr. Lao from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Dr. Rafael Lao been practicing?
Dr. Lao graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
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