Ares Michael Christakis, M.D.
Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Ares Michael Christakis, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1861652141, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204170, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ares Michael Christakis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.204170 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3525 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 894-5640
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 894-5641
- Medicaid ID
- 1084921 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140303001134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3525 Prytania St.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ares Michael Christakis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.204170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ares Michael Christakis among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Ares Michael Christakis, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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- Brian Prattini, D.O.New Orleans, LA 701151457765703
Common questions
What is Ares Michael Christakis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ares Michael Christakis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861652141, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ares Michael Christakis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3525 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 894-5640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ares Michael Christakis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204170, 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 Ares Michael Christakis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ares Michael Christakis, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ares Michael Christakis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. 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.