Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Lafayette, Nephrologist in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Richard Lafayette, MD is a Nephrologist, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA with 2 additional practice locations. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lafayette is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Lafayette’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Lafayette’s office at (650) 723-4000.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Lafayette?
Dr. Richard Lafayette, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Nephrologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Lafayette empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Amyloidosis, Glomerulonephritis, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Stanford/CA community, Dr. Lafayette is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Is Dr. Lafayette board certified in Nephrologist?
Yes, Dr. Richard Lafayette, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
What languages does Dr. Lafayette speak?
Dr. Lafayette and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Lafayette treat?
As a Nephrologist, Dr. Lafayette diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Lafayette. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage 4 (Severe)
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage 3a
- Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3b
- Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Kidney Failure
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Mineral & Bone Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease
- ESRD
- End-Stage Renal Failure
- CKD
- Long-Term Kidney Disease
- CKD Stage 4
- Severe Chronic Kidney Disease
- CKD Stage 3a
- Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease
- CKD Stage 3b
- CKD Stage 5
- End-Stage Renal Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- N186: End stage renal disease
- N189: Chronic kidney disease, unspecified
- N184: Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe)
- N1831: Chronic kidney disease, stage 3a
- N1832: Chronic kidney disease, stage 3b
- N185: Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
Also known as:
- Having a Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplantation
- Kidney Transplant
- Renal transplant
- Kidney replacement surgery
- Post-kidney transplant
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z940: Kidney transplant status
Also known as:
- Acute Kidney Failure
- Kidney Failure
- Acute Renal Failure
- Sudden Kidney Failure
ICD-10 Codes:
- N179: Acute kidney failure, unspecified
Also known as:
- Nephritic Syndrome with Membranous Kidney Filter Inflammation
- Nephritic Syndrome with Localized Kidney Filter Damage
- Kidney Disease
- Glomerular Disease
- Kidney Inflammation Syndrome
- Membranous Glomerulonephritis
- Membranous Nephritis
- Focal Segmental Glomerular Lesions
- FSGS Nephritis
ICD-10 Codes:
- N052: Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N051: Unspecified nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
Also known as:
- Lupus kidney disease
- Kidney Disease
- Lupus
- Lupus nephritis
- Kidney inflammation from lupus
- Glomerulonephritis in SLE
ICD-10 Codes:
- M3214: Glomerular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus
Also known as:
- Other Persistent IgA Nephropathy
- Berger's Disease
- Immunoglobulin A Kidney Disease
- Recurrent IgA Nephritis
ICD-10 Codes:
- N02B9: Other recurrent and persistent immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Also known as:
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Primary Hypertension
- Essential Hypertension
ICD-10 Codes:
- I10: Essential (primary) hypertension
Also known as:
- Repeated Blood in Urine from Kidney Issues
- Kidney Disease
- Urine and Urination
- Hematuria with Glomerular Disease
- Kidney-related Hematuria
- Persistent Blood in Urine
ICD-10 Codes:
- N028: Recurrent and persistent hematuria with other morphologic changes
Also known as:
- Immune Deficiency
- Immune System and Disorder
- Weak Immune System
- Immune System Disorder
ICD-10 Codes:
- D849: Immunodeficiency, unspecified
Also known as:
- Protein in Urine
- Urine and Urination
- Proteinuria
- Albuminuria
- Foamy urine
ICD-10 Codes:
- R809: Proteinuria, unspecified
Also known as:
- Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Cysts
- Polycystic kidney disease
- ADPKD
- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Adult PKD
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q612: Polycystic kidney, adult type
Also known as:
- Acute Kidney Failure with Tubule Damage
- Kidney Failure
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- ATN
- Kidney Tubule Death
ICD-10 Codes:
- N170: Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis
Also known as:
- Kidney Inflammation
- Kidney Disease
- Glomerular Disease
- Nephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Inflamed Kidneys
ICD-10 Codes:
- N050: Unspecified nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
Also known as:
- Routine Adult Health Checkup
- Health Checkup
- Adult physical exam
- Annual wellness visit for adults
- General adult medical exam
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z0000: Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
Which procedures does Dr. Lafayette perform as a Nephrologist?
As a Nephrologist, procedures performed by a Dr. Richard Lafayette may include:
- Dialysis
- Kidney and Urinary Perfusion Scan
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Ultrasound
- Nephrology Consultation
- Nephrology Follow Up
- Peritoneal Dialysis
For detailed information, please contact Dr. Lafayette's office.
Does Dr. Lafayette accept my insurance?
Dr. Lafayette accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 723-4000 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Lafayette accept in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Lafayette in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Blue Shield of California
Central California Alliance for Health
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Health Plan of San Mateo
Medicaid
Medicare
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare
Valley Health Plan
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Where is Dr. Lafayette's office located?
Dr. Richard Lafayette's Primary Practice
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4000
Recognitions
Publications
Rel function in normal and disordered pregncy
CURRENT OPINION IN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION, 2014
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in patients with cardiac amyloidosis
HEART RHYTHM, 2014
Treatment of Idiopathic FSGS with Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Gel
CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 2013
Lelidomide, melphalan and dexamethasone in a population of patients with immunoglobulin light chain
Haematologica, 2013
Red blood cell transfusion use in patients with chronic kidney disease
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2013
Rel Physiology of Pregncy
ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, 2013
The prognostic value of diagnosing concurrent multiple myeloma
BRITISH JOURL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 2013
More Than a Frog in the Throat A Case Series and Review of Localized Laryngeal Amyloidosis
ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY, 2012
Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: Approach to screening and novel magement strategies
JOURL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 2012
Profiling of Autoantibodies in IgA Nephropathy, an Integrative Antibiomics Approach
CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 2011
Serum relaxin levels and kidney function in late pregncy with or without preeclampsia
CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY, 2011
Hemoglobinuria and Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis Following Intravenous Immunoglobulin
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 2010
Protocol adherence and the ability to achieve target haemoglobin levels in haemodialysis patients
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2009
Imatinib in the Treatment of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 2009
Facility factors domite the ability to achieve target haemoglobin levels in haemodialysis patients
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2008
Course of preeclamptic glomerular injury after delivery
AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REL PHYSIOLOGY, 2008
Prediction of early progression in recently diagnosed IgA nephropathy
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2008
Pathophysiology of the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia
CLINICAL JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 2007
Effect of L-arginine therapy on the glomerular injury of preeclampsia
Obstetrics and gynecology, 2006
Associations of serologic markers of infection and inflammation with vascular disease events
Clinical and experimental nephrology, 2006
Rel tubular injury associated with agrelide
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, 2005
The kidney in preeclampsia
KIDNEY INTERTIOL, 2005
Examining chronic kidney disease magement in a single center
CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY, 2004
The dymics of glomerular filtration in the puerperium
AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REL PHYSIOLOGY, 2004
Podocytopenia and disease severity in IgA nephropathy
KIDNEY INTERTIOL, 2002
How does knocking out angiotensin II activity reduce rel injury in mice? Discussion
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 2000
The dymics of glomerular filtration after caesarean section
JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 1999
ture of glomerular dysfunction in pre-eclampsia
KIDNEY INTERTIOL, 1998
Predictors of mortality and the provision of dialysis in patients with acute tubular necrosis
JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 1998
Rel artery stenosis in kidney transplants
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 1998
Pretransplant rel dysfunction predicts poorer outcome in liver transplantation
CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY, 1997
Aritide in acute tubular necrosis
Allgren, R. L., Marbury, T. C., Rahman, S. N., Weisberg, L. S., Fenves, 1997
Profound hypophosphatemia and isolated hyperphosphaturia in two cases of multiple myeloma
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 1997
Acute rel failure due to postinfectious glomerulonephritis during pregncy
AMERICAN JOURL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 1997
PREVENTING DISEASE PROGRESSION IN CHRONIC-REL-FAILURE
AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN, 1995
INCREASED SERUM CREATININE IN THE ABSENCE OF REL-FAILURE IN PROFOUND HYPOTHYROIDISM
AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICINE, 1994
THE EFFECTS OF BLOOD-PRESSURE REDUCTION ON CYCLOSPORINE NEPHROTOXICITY IN THE RAT
JOURL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 1993
EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN-II RECEPTOR BLOCKADE ON REMNT GLOMERULAR PERMSELECTIVITY
KIDNEY INTERTIOL, 1993
ANGIOTENSIN-II RECEPTOR BLOCKADE LIMITS GLOMERULAR INJURY IN RATS WITH REDUCED REL MASS
JOURL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, 1992
What is Dr. Lafayette's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Lafayette's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1922141951.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Lafayette?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Lafayette
What is Dr. Richard Lafayette's specialty?
Dr. Lafayette is a Nephrologist near Stanford, CA. An internist who manages disorders related to the kidneys, including high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance, and dialysis for waste removal when kidney function is impaired. This specialist also collaborates with surgeons regarding kidney transplantation. Contact Dr. Lafayette to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Richard Lafayette affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Lafayette is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Richard Lafayette accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?
Yes, Dr. Richard Lafayette is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Richard Lafayette offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Lafayette's office at (650) 723-4000 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Richard Lafayette?
Please contact Dr. Lafayette's office at (650) 723-4000 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. Richard Lafayette have?
Dr. Richard Lafayette is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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