Anitha Christopher, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Metairie, LA
Anitha Christopher, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1467642397, issued on Jul 26, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 203314, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anitha Christopher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 203314 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 454-5213
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 456-8053
- Medicaid IDs
- 1077241 LA
09724818 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anitha Christopher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 203314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,033 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta221 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa207 claims
- Azithromycin143 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere136 claims
- Montelukast Sodium127 claims
- Prednisone113 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: $1,127.27
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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).
Anitha Christopher among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Anitha Christopher, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% 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 60% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooks Culotta, MDMetairie, LA 700061063944494
- Clayton Eiswirth, MDMetairie, LA 700061639307861
- Henry Jackson, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061679549836
- Stephen Layne, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061669448825
- James McCullough, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061104803766
- Thomas Nuttli, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061356310783
- Sneha Samant, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061770873275
- Eugene Rosenberg, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021841228624
Common questions
What is Anitha Christopher, MD's NPI number?
Anitha Christopher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467642397, issued on Jul 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anitha Christopher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 454-5213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anitha Christopher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 203314, 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 Anitha Christopher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anitha Christopher, MD had 2,033 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.