Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Shreveport, LA
Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1265675193, issued on Apr 8, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana 304192, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy Kathryn Gessford
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 304192 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Phone
- (318) 681-4500
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (318) 681-5551
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250110001154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amy Kathryn Gessford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 304192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,055 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Eliquis58 claims
- Clopidogrel57 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate39 claims
- Prednisone37 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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
- Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Henderson, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.'s NPI number?
Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265675193, issued on Apr 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 681-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 304192, 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 Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O. had 1,055 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.