NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arnold B. Alper, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · New Orleans, LA

Arnold B. Alper, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1477509107, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.022529, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477509107
Name
Arnold B. Alper
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
MD.022529 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 988-5838
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 988-7691
Medicaid ID
1498424 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060614000297); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1415 Tulane Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matthew Abella, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255035572
  2. Eric Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639140114
  3. Ibrahim Aburiziq, M.DAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1134359771
  4. Prateek Adhikari, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083788004
  5. Tanjeev Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457091795
  6. Muhammad Ahmed, MDPsychiatry Physician1588724561

Verify Arnold B. Alper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,880 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Arnold Alper1,880
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone316 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate146 claims
  3. Cinacalcet Hcl89 claims
  4. Ketoconazole80 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium79 claims
  6. Carvedilol75 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: $455.18

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Arnold Alper$455.18
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arnold B. Alper among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana

Arnold B. Alper, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vecihi Batuman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121528159670
  2. Lotuce Hamm, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467543520
  3. Timothy Hammond, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121750476024
  4. Robert Hoover, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121255492088
  5. Ramprasad Kandavar, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121669558920
  6. Myra Kleinpeter, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121184717498
  7. N Kevin Krane, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121740373950
  8. Rajesh Mohandas, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121275642837

Common questions

What is Arnold B. Alper, M.D.'s NPI number?

Arnold B. Alper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477509107, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arnold B. Alper, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arnold B. Alper, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.022529, 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 Arnold B. Alper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arnold B. Alper, M.D. had 1,880 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.