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Edit this profileWhere to find Emanuel Mejias Lafontaine, MD
- Ponce location main office
1010 Paseo de Veteranos, Ponce, PR 00716 - Morgantown location
3000 Mon Health Medical Park Dr Ste 3300, Morgantown, WV 26505 - Kingwood location
150 Memorial Dr, Kingwood, WV 26537
About Dr. Mejias Lafontaine
Based in Ponce, PR, Emanuel Mejias Lafontaine, MD is listed in the NPI registry under general surgery. Emanuel is also listed as specializing in surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Emanuel cared for 87 Medicare patients across 114 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes, and initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes. NPI 1578087250 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (787) 415-1142
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1010 PASEO DE VETERANOS
Ponce, PR 00716
3000 Mon Health Medical Park Dr Ste 3300
Morgantown, WV 26505
150 Memorial Dr
Kingwood, WV 26537
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within General Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Anorectal
Appendix, bowel, and emergency
Gallbladder and biliary
Hernia and abdominal wall
Skin and soft tissue
Abdominal
Abdominal wall
Breast
Colorectal
Digestive
- Acid reflux
- Acute pancreatitis
- Bleeding Stomach Ulcer
- Bowel Fistula
- Gastroparesis
- Swallowing difficulties
Emergency surgery
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Hernia
Infections
Lymphatic
Oncology
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Bowel and emergency abdominal
- Colon resection
- Exploratory laparoscopy
- Exploratory laparotomy
- Repair of perforated peptic ulcer
- Small-bowel resection
- Surgery for bowel obstruction
- Surgical drainage of abdominal abscess
- Surgical lysis of adhesions
Gallbladder and appendix
Hernia repair
Skin and soft tissue
Abdominal surgery
Abdominal wall
Access and nutrition
Anorectal
- Anal fistula surgery
- Drainage of anal abscess
- Hemorrhoid removal
- Rubber-band ligation of hemorrhoids
- Surgery for chronic anal fissure
Biopsy
Breast surgery
- Axillary lymph-node dissection
- Excisional biopsy of a breast mass
- Mastectomy
- Sentinel lymph-node biopsy
Breast Surgery
Colorectal
Colorectal surgery
Digestive procedures
Endocrine surgery
Gastrointestinal
Hernia surgery
Skin & Soft Tissue
Surgical Oncology
Surgical procedures
Vascular Access
Wound care
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
114 services · 87 patients · 5 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
34 | As often as other peers in General Surgery |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
22 | Less often than most peers in General Surgery |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
22 | As often as other peers in General Surgery |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99221 |
19 | As often as other peers in General Surgery |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
17 | Less often than most peers in General Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other general surgeons in Ponce 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 7 related providers in 1 group
Class of 2016 at Other 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What does Dr. Mejias Lafontaine specialize in?
Dr. Mejias Lafontaine is a general surgeon in Ponce, PR. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “General Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Mejias Lafontaine located?
Dr. Mejias Lafontaine is listed at 1010 Paseo de Veteranos, Ponce, PR 00716. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Mejias Lafontaine's phone number?
The number on file is (787) 415-1142. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Mejias Lafontaine's NPI number?
Dr. Mejias Lafontaine's National Provider Identifier is 1578087250. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Mejias Lafontaine go to medical school?
Dr. Mejias Lafontaine attended Other, graduating in 2016. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Mejias Lafontaine been practicing?
Dr. Mejias Lafontaine has 10 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2016, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Mejias Lafontaine do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Mejias Lafontaine the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Mejias Lafontaine confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Mejias Lafontaine. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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