Dr. Michael David Lara, MD

Dr. Lara practices at University Medical Center of El Paso in El Paso, Texas, part of El Paso County Hospital District.

Dr. Lara's NPI, 1598721490, was assigned on April 21, 2006. Dr. Lara graduated from UTMB Health in 1998. Dr. Lara holds Texas license L8406.

Dr. Lara's primary practice is University Medical Center of El Paso, at 4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 521-7602.

Dr. Lara's primary practice is University Medical Center of El Paso in El Paso, Texas, part of El Paso County Hospital District. Dr. Lara is also affiliated with Las Palmas Medical Center. The medical group on file is University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lara to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Lara's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lara practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Lara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lara is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Lara's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, bariatric surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Lara treats.

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Lara across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 19 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $552 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lara in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lara's median patient age at 54, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lara wrote 79 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 53 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $132 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Lara for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Lara. The most frequent topics are Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopy and Obesity, Morbid. Dr. Lara's most frequent co-authors are Matthew T. Baker, MD, Mary Brandt, MD and Harsha Mittakanti, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 121 general payments to Dr. Lara from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 34% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,508.

Dr. Lara graduated from UTMB Health in 1998.

Dr. Lara is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.