Dr. Lauren Fontana, DO

Dr. Fontana practices at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview.

Dr. Fontana's NPI, 1609293661, was assigned on March 27, 2014. Dr. Fontana graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathy in 2014. Dr. Fontana holds Minnesota license 67126.

Dr. Fontana's primary practice is M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, at 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 624-1765.

Dr. Fontana's primary practice is M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview. Dr. Fontana is also affiliated with M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital. The medical group on file is M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fontana to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 dialysis center and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fontana practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Fontana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Fontana is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 186 Medicare services from Dr. Fontana across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,425 for them.

CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fontana in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.26, 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. Fontana's median patient age at 59, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fontana wrote 399 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 253 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $385,010 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 140 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Fontana for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Fontana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fontana as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Fontana, published from 2019 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Hematologic Neoplasms, Anti-Bacterial Agents and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Dr. Fontana has published most often in Am J Transplant. Dr. Fontana's most frequent co-authors are Morgan B. Hakki, MD, Karam M. Obeid, MD and Samy Magdy Riad, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Fontana from 1 drug or device company in 2022. Education make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $16.

Dr. Fontana graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathy in 2014.