Alec A. Hirsch, MD
Specialist · Baton Rouge, LA
Alec A. Hirsch, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1871537662, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD019326, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alec A. Hirsch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD019326 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 402, Baton Rouge, LA 70817
- Phone
- (225) 215-7588
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110720000575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 402
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alec A. Hirsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license MD019326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Woman's Surgical Specialty GroupBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alec A. Hirsch among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Alec A. Hirsch, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
There are 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Brooks, PHYSICAL THERAPISTBaton Rouge, LA 708171144366584
- Gregory Heroman, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708171831129105
- Kathleen Osborne-Davis, ATCBaton Rouge, LA 708171598002701
- Iqbal Ahmad, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708161982754818
- Jo Brister, LMTBaton Rouge, LA 708161336276237
- Nicholas Doll, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708161366507766
- Salwa Girgis, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708161477618940
- Mario Moreno, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708161639229560
Common questions
What is Alec A. Hirsch, MD's NPI number?
Alec A. Hirsch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871537662, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alec A. Hirsch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 402, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817. Phone: (225) 215-7588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alec A. Hirsch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD019326, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alec A. Hirsch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alec A. Hirsch, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.