Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay, DO

  • Sandusky, OH
  • General surgeon
NPI1447469697PAC ID2365596616
Medicare services, 2024
400
Medicare patients, 2024
277
Part D claims, 2024
132
MIPS score, 2024
80
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1111 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870
Practice phone
Call (419) 557-7400
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Primary practice

Firelands Regional Medical Center

Hospital · Sandusky, Ohio

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Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay is a general surgeon in Sandusky, Ohio

Dr. Laffay practices at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, part of Firelands Health.

Dr. Laffay's NPI, 1447469697, was assigned on May 22, 2007. Dr. Laffay graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003. Dr. Laffay holds Michigan license 5101015719.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2365596616
NPI enumeration date
May 22, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(419) 557-7400
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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. Paul Christopher Laffay practices at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio

Dr. Laffay's primary practice is Firelands Regional Medical Center, at 1111 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870 in Erie County. The practice phone is (419) 557-7400.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Laffay's primary practice is Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, part of Firelands Health. Dr. Laffay is also affiliated with Firelands Health The Bellevue Hospital. The medical group on file is NOMS Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laffay to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Laffay practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Firelands Regional Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay is one of 1,056 general surgeons in Ohio

Surgery is Dr. Laffay's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Laffay is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, MichiganPrimaryLicense 5101015719 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Laffay

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Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay billed Medicare for 400 services in 2024

CMS data shows 400 Medicare services from Dr. Laffay across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,334 for them.

Medicare services, 2024400
Medicare patients277
Paid by Medicare$49,334
Procedure codes11

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3462024: 3382%
Surgery
2023: 552024: 509%
Other services
2023: 02024: 12

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

  • In an office26165%
  • In a facility13935%

Dr. Laffay compared with the Ohio median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Laffay
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
400vs 1682.4 times
Medicare patients
277vs 1272.2 times
Part D claims
93vs 462.0 times

Medians across 1,031 general surgeons in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Laffay'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. Paul Christopher Laffay treated 277 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laffay in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 149 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Laffay's median patient age at 61, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024277
Average age73
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Laffay's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Laffay's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12746%
  • Men15054%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Ischemic heart disease28%
  6. Cancer26%
  7. Mood disorders26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

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

Dr. Laffay's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

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

Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay wrote 132 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Laffay wrote 132 Medicare Part D claims for 110 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 93 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $462 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 78 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024132
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$462
Part D patients110

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

  • Generic130 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims2%

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

  • Opioids70%93 of 132 claims
  • Antibiotics15%20 of 132 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: 782024: 9319%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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. Paul Christopher Laffay scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Laffay for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Laffay accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Laffay as offering telehealth. CMS counts 37 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Laffay, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Laffay's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 80of 100Final score
  • 59.1of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Laffay ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
57th percentile37 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay received $2,106 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Laffay from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $674.

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

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

$2.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,43268%
  • Travel and lodging$67432%

Companies that paid Dr. Laffay 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. Paul Christopher Laffay graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Laffay graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolMichigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Paul Christopher Laffay's NPI number?

Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay's NPI number is 1447469697. It was assigned on May 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay?

Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay is a general surgeon in Sandusky, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay practice?

Dr. Laffay practices at 1111 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870. Dr. Laffay's primary practice is Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, part of Firelands Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laffay to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Laffay is (419) 557-7400.

What is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay's medical license number?

Dr. Laffay holds Michigan license 5101015719.

Which hospitals is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay affiliated with?

Dr. Laffay practices at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. Dr. Laffay is also affiliated with Firelands Health The Bellevue Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay part of?

Dr. Laffay is linked to NOMS Healthcare. Dmand AI links Dr. Laffay to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Laffay billed Medicare for 400 services in 2024, and Dr. Laffay accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay's MIPS score?

Dr. Laffay's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay see?

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laffay in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Laffay's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay go to medical school?

Dr. Laffay graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Laffay's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,106 in general payments to Dr. Laffay from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Paul Christopher Laffay been practicing?

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

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