Anshul S. Acharya, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gretna, LA
Anshul S. Acharya, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1437546488, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 310395, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anshul S. Acharya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 310395 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 605 Lapalco Blvd, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 371-6550
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181102001698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 605 Lapalco Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lauren Duhon, MCD, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1518587633
- Cayla GarciaHealth & Wellness Coach1356929947
- Emily GreerPain Management Registered Nurse1922639541
- Kevin Gueniot, DPTPhysical Therapist1265328454
Verify Anshul S. Acharya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 310395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,659 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium726 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate623 claims
- Losartan Potassium287 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium227 claims
- Lisinopril217 claims
- Metformin Hcl211 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: $24.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCGretna, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anshul S. Acharya among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Anshul S. Acharya, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gretna
They are 23 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Gretna, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Anshul S. Acharya, MD's NPI number?
Anshul S. Acharya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437546488, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anshul S. Acharya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 605 Lapalco Blvd, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 371-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anshul S. Acharya, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 310395, 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 Anshul S. Acharya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anshul S. Acharya, MD had 8,659 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.