Michael Lafuente, MD in Lake Charles, LA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Michael Lafuente, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He went to New York Medical College and graduated in 2002 and has 24 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Southwest Louisiana Physicians, Llc, Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care Llc and his current practice location is 750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (866) 328-8346.

Michael Lafuente is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 201503) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1760688311.

Contact Information

	Michael Lafuente, MD
	750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601-7184
	(866) 328-8346
	(706) 854-2149

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Michael Lafuente
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	24 Years
Location	750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Michael Lafuente attended and graduated from New York Medical College in 2002

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1760688311
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/21/2007
Last Update Date: 07/29/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8224125059
Enrollment ID: I20071026000084

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Michael Lafuente such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1760688311	NPI	-	NPPES
1026417	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	MD.201503 (Louisiana)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	Q4621 (Texas)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	35144219 (Ohio)	Secondary
208M00000X	Hospitalist	Q4621 (Texas)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	201503 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Mercy Health-st Rita's Medical Center	Lima, OH	Hospital
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital	Lake charles, LA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Southwest Louisiana Physicians, Llc	7315396355	14
Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care Llc	7012332364	229

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Michael Lafuente allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Southwest Louisiana Physicians, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1972384139 PECOS PAC ID: 7315396355 Enrollment ID: O20231215000905

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Michael Lafuente is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Michael Lafuente, MD 750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601-7184 Ph: (866) 328-8346	Michael Lafuente, MD 750 Bayou Pines East Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601-7184 Ph: (866) 328-8346

Reviews and Comments

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Michael Lafuente, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lake Charles, LA