Internal Medicine · Sun Valley, CA
NPI
1194909481
Since 2007
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Code 207R00000X
Group practices
3
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
1
Hospital affiliations
8033 Vineland Avenue, Lara Medical Clinic
Sun Valley, CA, 91352
Phone (818) 767-1001
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$416K
5,333 services
Medicare patients, 2024
876
Average age 71
Drug cost, 2024
$1.2M
10,907 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$6,300
From 21 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Fidel M Lara Jr. was code G0181 (physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow), 2,270 times for 710 patients. In total Fidel M Lara Jr. billed 5,333 services in 34 codes, and Medicare paid $416K.
Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2008-11-17.
| Code | Setting | Services | Patients | Paid per service | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | Office | 2,270 | 710 | $89.30 | $203K |
| G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 810 | 714 | $46.76 | $38K |
| G0179 Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | Office | 553 | 520 | $37.08 | $21K |
| 99215 Office E&M - Established | Office | 502 | 97 | $144.11 | $72K |
| 99232 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 269 | 34 | $64.91 | $17K |
| 99309 SNF E&M | Facility | 132 | 13 | $88.73 | $12K |
| 99233 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 109 | 36 | $97.53 | $11K |
| G2212 Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | Office | 81 | 70 | $23.09 | $1,871 |
| G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 71 | 71 | $140.22 | $9,956 |
| 99223 Hospital E&M - Initial | Facility | 49 | 31 | $142.53 | $6,984 |
| 36410 Vascular | Office | 41 | 32 | $14.75 | $605 |
| G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 28 | 26 | $35.02 | $981 |
| 90656 Vaccine Product | Office | 24 | 24 | $21.90 | $526 |
| 99349 Home E&M - New and Established | Office | 23 | 12 | $44.57 | $1,025 |
| 99205 Office E&M - New | Office | 11 | 11 | $124.16 | $1,366 |
By year: 2022 $138K for 1,390 services; 2023 $152K for 1,589 services; 2024 $416K for 5,333 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Fidel M Lara Jr. prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Rosuvastatin Calcium, with 927 prescriptions and refills. In total Fidel M Lara Jr. wrote 10,907 Medicare prescriptions that cost $1.2M.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Generic | 927 | 1,647 | 207 | $12K |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Generic | 451 | 715 | 93 | $5,464 |
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 397 | 652 | 87 | $5,041 |
| Jardiance Empagliflozin | 360 | 422 | 62 | $234K |
| Lisinopril Generic | 357 | 652 | 84 | $2,439 |
| Fenofibrate Fenofibrate,micronized | 356 | 559 | 75 | $8,270 |
| Gabapentin Generic | 351 | 523 | 86 | $5,607 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl Generic | 340 | 572 | 71 | $6,308 |
| Celecoxib Generic | 306 | 393 | 71 | $16K |
| Montelukast Sodium Generic | 255 | 352 | 40 | $2,628 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium Generic | 250 | 406 | 47 | $3,619 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl Generic | 247 | 385 | 50 | $4,367 |
| Trazodone Hcl Generic | 239 | 315 | 44 | $1,987 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Generic | 172 | 259 | 37 | $2,784 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Generic | 169 | 221 | 48 | $4,150 |
Brand drugs: - claims; generic drugs: 9,468 claims; opioid claims: 60.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Fidel M Lara Jr. $6,300 ($6,300 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 21 companies. The largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP with $1,194.
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AZN | 12 | $1,194 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 39 | $824 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. GSK | 8 | $530 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. 4578.T | 17 | $440 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. VNDA | 9 | $412 |
| Lilly USA, LLC LLY | 5 | $335 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc NVO | 8 | $331 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC BHC | 9 | $324 |
| Amgen Inc. AMGN | 3 | $309 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. BMY | 11 | $278 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.