Andrew Thomas Melcher
Neurology Physician · Metairie, LA
Andrew Thomas Melcher is a neurology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1205455631, issued on Apr 15, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 346895, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Thomas Melcher
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 346895 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3800 Houma Blvd Ste 325, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 952-8532
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 456-5172
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250917001403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3800 Houma Blvd Ste 325
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrew Thomas Melcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 346895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
159 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam31 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Nurtec Odt11 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: $531.89
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Thomas Melcher among 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana
Andrew Thomas Melcher is one of 242 neurology 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 2020, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 179 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana.
All 242 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Adams, MDMetairie, LA 700061013986314
- Elizabeth Brinkley, MDMetairie, LA 700061164913745
- Joshua Campo, MDMetairie, LA 700061790289577
- Rajiv Khurana, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061649337700
- Michele Longo, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061093928269
- Archie Melcher, MDMetairie, LA 700061578532818
- Richard Palmer, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061306020995
- Maria Palmer, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061073797528
Common questions
What is Andrew Thomas Melcher's NPI number?
Andrew Thomas Melcher's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205455631, issued on Apr 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Thomas Melcher located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3800 Houma Blvd Ste 325, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 952-8532. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Thomas Melcher's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 346895, 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 Andrew Thomas Melcher prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Thomas Melcher had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.