Alberto M. Lopez, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Gretna, LA
Alberto M. Lopez, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1407046949, issued on Jul 31, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201430, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alberto M. Lopez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD.201430 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 392-3131
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 05832006 MS
1091057 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080719000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 Belle Chasse Highway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alberto M. Lopez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.201430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
597 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel37 claims
- Furosemide32 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Eliquis26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 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: $166.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alberto M. Lopez among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Alberto M. Lopez, M.D. is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
All 340 in Louisiana → Every provider in Gretna → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdolazim Akhondzadeh, MDGretna, LA 700561932387487
- Sarath Battula, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561023086287
- Ella Choe, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561932169141
- Jean Desse, M.DGretna, LA 700561770536229
- Rachana Marathi, MDTerrytown, LA 700561073800819
- Paul Triche, APRNTerrytown, LA 700561699299818
- Dustin Abadco, MDKenner, LA 700651518252220
- Kyler Fisk, PA-CKenner, LA 700651003780446
Common questions
What is Alberto M. Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alberto M. Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407046949, issued on Jul 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alberto M. Lopez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 392-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alberto M. Lopez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201430, 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 Alberto M. Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alberto M. Lopez, M.D. had 597 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.