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Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

Yale School of Medicine

25 June Street
Sanford, ME 04073

(207) 324-4310

Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD is an internist in Biddeford, ME specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health and NO PRACTICE GROUP.

Office Locations

1 Medical Center Drive
Biddeford, ME 04005

(207) 283-7937

(207) 283-7018

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22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102

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25 June Street
Sanford, ME 04073

(207) 324-4310

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251 E Huron Street Suite 16-738
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 926-5924

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759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 794-4320

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"As she's applying the products, she begins to express discomfort and burning, and in the final few minutes, she develops a visible skin reaction," said senior author Dr. Tara Lagu, adjunct...”—"Viral beauty routines are damaging tween and teen skin, study warns", Newsweek, June 2025

“Senior author Dr Tara Lagu, a pharmacist and health services researcher from Northwestern University, says: 'As she's applying the products, she begins to express discomfort and burning, and in the...”—"Children as young as 7 are using dozens of skin products on TikTok", Daily Mail Online, June 2025

“"People with disabilities are facing discrimination when they're trying to make appointments with doctors," said Dr. Tara Lagu, of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.”—"As patients with disabilities face discrimination, doctors discuss what needs to change", CBS News, June 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Maine. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	333
inpatient care	333

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	288
inpatient care	288

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	30
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	46
Dementia	31
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	212
inpatient care	212

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	48
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	181
inpatient care	181

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	44
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	51
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	47
Dementia	41
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	70
inpatient care	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	57
Dementia	40
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	20
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	53
Dementia	49
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	133
inpatient care	133

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	51
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	40
inpatient care	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	14
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	50
Dementia	53
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	125
inpatient care	125

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	60
Dementia	38
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated as an internist in Biddeford, ME were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	53
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	20
85 and over	16
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	20

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Dementia	36
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. She has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tara Catherine Lagu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

NO PRACTICE GROUP

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Biography

Dr. Tara Lagu is a medical specialist in hospital medicine (hospitalist). She is professionally affiliated with Baystate Health. Dr. Lagu attended medical school at Yale School of Medicine. Awards and/or distinctions she has received include Senior Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine; American Medical Women s Association "Outstanding Woman", Yale Medical School Class of 2002; and Research Translation Award, Baystate Health.