What is Derek Lafont's specialty?

Derek Lafont (NPI 1013980184) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Augusta, GA.

Where does Derek Lafont practice?

Derek Lafont practices in Augusta, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013980184.

How much does Medicare pay Derek Lafont?

Derek Lafont (NPI 1013980184) received approximately $35K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 220 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013980184

Derek LafontPA-C

PRACTICEAUGUSTA ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantAugusta, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,415

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,763

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,205 Physician Assistant providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 257).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,058

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$418K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Loperamide Hcl92 claims

Ondansetron Hcl86 claims

Dexamethasone79 claims

Letrozole71 claims

Prednisone70 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.5

Quality

41.0

Cost

98.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.31%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$5K

Payment records

184

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Long term medical supply or device loan$1,000

Education$636

Travel and Lodging$80

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

Long term medical supply or device loan$1,000

Education$636

Travel and Lodging$80

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Derek Lafont's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TOWNSEND, DONALD	30	80
Jeremy Wells Hematology-Oncology · Augusta, GA	19	59
Mikhail Vinogradov Hematology · Myrtle Beach, SC	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES,INC	91	248
TOWNSEND, DONALD	71	217
Jeremy Wells Hematology-Oncology · Augusta, GA	47	95
Mikhail Vinogradov Hematology · Myrtle Beach, SC	25	33
Jennifer Heaberlin Hematology-Oncology · Asheville, NC	11	22

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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