Abram D. Tipton, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Houma, LA
Abram D. Tipton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1750316931, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 021770, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abram D. Tipton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 021770 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1990 Industrial Boulevard, Houma, LA 70363
- Phone
- (985) 868-9300
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 851-0053
- Medicaid ID
- 1968536 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100623000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Abram D. Tipton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $151.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- South Louisiana Medical AssociatesHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abram D. Tipton among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Abram D. Tipton, MD is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
All 299 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Van Ardoin, MDHouma, LA 703601003991423
- Arthur Delahoussaye, MDHouma, LA 703601932106978
- Robert Gordon, MDHouma, LA 703601710925672
- Keith Kellum, M.D.Houma, LA 703601225036023
- Aravinda Rao, M.D.Houma, LA 703601801949342
- Seema Walia, M.D.Houma, LA 703601730512583
- Jared Thurston, M.D.Morgan City, LA 703801114154911
- Daniel Dodson, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031033310271
Common questions
What is Abram D. Tipton, MD's NPI number?
Abram D. Tipton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750316931, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abram D. Tipton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1990 Industrial Boulevard, Houma, LA, 70363. Phone: (985) 868-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abram D. Tipton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021770, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abram D. Tipton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abram D. Tipton, MD had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.