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Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD

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Specializes in: Pathology

Wayne State University School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: cancer

1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

(603) 650-7211

Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD is a pathologist in Lebanon, NH specializing in pathology. She graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD is affiliated with Dartmouth Health.

Office Locations

Dartmouth Health

1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

(603) 650-7211

(603) 650-7214

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In The News

“Dr. Laura Tafe, a pathologist at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center created this collage, titled 'Compassion.'”—"Could creativity transform medicine? These artists think so", NPR, November 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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intraoperative pathology consultation

In 2012, Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD performed more intraoperative pathology consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Hampshire.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2012 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	80
lab tests	98
second opinions	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2013 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	97
lab tests	103
second opinions	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	18
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2014 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	57
lab tests	68
second opinions	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	16
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2015 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	86
lab tests	115
second opinions	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	28
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2016 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	114
lab tests	191
second opinions	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	24
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	186
lab tests	283
second opinions	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	25
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2018 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	206
lab tests	305
second opinions	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	29
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2019 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	92
lab tests	184
second opinions	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	26
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2020 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	74
lab tests	241
second opinions	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	21
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2021 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	64
lab tests	213
second opinions	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	29
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH during 2022 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	27
lab tests	190
second opinions	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	21
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated as a pathologist in Lebanon, NH were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

consultation	98
lab tests	181
second opinions	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	391
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	21
Less than 65	96
65 to 74	192

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	22
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She is certified by the Board certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and has a state license in New Hampshire.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (2008)

Board Certification: Board certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Licensed In: New Hampshire

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dartmouth Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Laura Justine Tafe, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$204 TECENTRIQ $80	$124
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	$181 $181

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$385

Biography

Dr. Laura Tafe, who practices in Lebanon, NH, is a medical specialist in pathology. Her clinical interests include cancer. She is affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics. Dr. Tafe is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and a graduate of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's residency program.