Dr. Mark D. Lafuria, MD

  • Lake Charles, LA
  • Internist
NPI1427181908PAC ID2961430103
Medicare services, 2024
5,004
Medicare patients, 2024
706
Part D claims, 2024
28,959
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
2770 3rd Ave Suite 320 Suite 320, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8994
Practice phone
Call (337) 494-6800
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Primary practice

Internal Medicine Clinic Of Lake Charles

Primary care practice · Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Dr. Mark D. Lafuria is an internist in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Dr. Lafuria practices at Internal Medicine Clinic Of Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Dr. Lafuria's NPI, 1427181908, was assigned on March 13, 2007. Dr. Lafuria graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2003. Dr. Lafuria holds Louisiana license MD200687.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961430103
NPI enumeration date
March 13, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(337) 494-6800
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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

Dr. Mark D. Lafuria practices at Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Dr. Lafuria's primary practice is Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles, at 2770 3rd Ave Suite 320 Suite 320, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8994. The practice phone is (337) 494-6800.

  • Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles
    2770 3rd Ave Suite 320 Suite 320, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8994Phone(337) 494-6800

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Dr. Mark D. Lafuria is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lafuria's primary practice is Internal Medicine Clinic Of Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Lafuria is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Memorial Internal Medicine - 3rd Avenue. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lafuria to 3 more hospitals, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 2 home health agencies and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lafuria practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Internal Medicine Clinic Of Lake CharlesAvailable with a free account
+11 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Mark D. Lafuria is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimaryLicense MD200687 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Lafuria

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Dr. Mark D. Lafuria billed Medicare for 5,004 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,004 Medicare services from Dr. Lafuria across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 706 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $270,266 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,004
Medicare patients706
Paid by Medicare$270,266
Procedure codes17

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,8832024: 4,0595%
Other services
2023: 1082024: 761605%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2162024: 10054%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1032024: 7032%
Imaging
2023: 322024: 1456%

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

  • In an office4,45289%
  • In a facility55211%

Dr. Lafuria compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Lafuria
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
5,004vs 42111.9 times
Medicare patients
706vs 1604.4 times
Part D claims
28,097vs 40868.9 times

Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lafuria'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. Mark D. Lafuria treated 706 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 706 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lafuria in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 297 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, 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. Lafuria's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024706
Average age76
Average risk score1.74
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Lafuria's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Lafuria's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women40557%
  • Men30143%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Mood disorders43%
  5. Diabetes42%
  6. Depression41%
  7. Anxiety39%
  8. Ischemic heart disease34%

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

Dr. Lafuria's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Mark D. Lafuria wrote 28,959 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lafuria wrote 28,959 Medicare Part D claims for 760 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28,097 of them, across 251 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,947,805 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22,913 claims across 233 drugs.

Part D claims, 202428,959
Drugs named by CMS251
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients760

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

  • Generic24,830 claims86%
  • Brand-name3,914 claims14%
  • Other215 claims1%

Dr. Lafuria'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. Lafuria's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%455 of 28,959 claims
  • Antibiotics2%585 of 28,959 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%443 of 28,959 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: 22,9132024: 28,09723%

Drugs named by CMS: 251 in 2024, 233 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. Mark D. Lafuria 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. Lafuria for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Lafuria 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. Mark D. Lafuria received $14,828 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 988 general payments to Dr. Lafuria from 48 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,881.

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

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

$14.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$14,797100%
  • Education$320%

Companies that paid Dr. Lafuria 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

Dr. Mark D. Lafuria graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Dr. Lafuria graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

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Sources for Dr. Mark D. Lafuria'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 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's NPI number?

Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's NPI number is 1427181908. It was assigned on March 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria?

Dr. Mark D. Lafuria is an internist in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Mark D. Lafuria practice?

Dr. Lafuria practices at 2770 3rd Ave Suite 320 Suite 320, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8994. Dr. Lafuria's primary practice is Internal Medicine Clinic Of Lake Charles in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lafuria to 3 hospitals, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 2 home health agencies and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lafuria is (337) 494-6800.

What is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's medical license number?

Dr. Lafuria holds Louisiana license MD200687.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria affiliated with?

Dr. Lafuria is affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lafuria to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria part of?

Dr. Lafuria is linked to Memorial Internal Medicine - 3rd Avenue.

Does Dr. Mark D. Lafuria accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lafuria billed Medicare for 5,004 services in 2024, and Dr. Lafuria accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Mark D. Lafuria's MIPS score?

Dr. Lafuria's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark D. Lafuria see?

CMS counts 706 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lafuria in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Mark D. Lafuria bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lafuria's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Mark D. Lafuria go to medical school?

Dr. Lafuria graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Mark D. Lafuria prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Mark D. Lafuria received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,828 in general payments to Dr. Lafuria from 48 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Mark D. Lafuria been practicing?

Dr. Lafuria graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

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