NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asha Heard, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Asha Heard, MD is a maternal & fetal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1205094745, issued on May 31, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205415, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205094745
Name
Asha Heard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician 207VM0101X
License numbers
MD.205415 LA
239491 MA
LP00709 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 568-4850
Enumerated
May 31, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120706000589); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2005
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 1542 Tulane Ave

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

  1. Jonathan AbrahamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013604560
  2. Fadi Abu-Farsakh, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1487215950
  3. Ryan Adell, MDPsychiatry Physician1578060059
  4. Cyprian Afunugo, MDNeurology Physician1437786191
  5. Lobna Ali, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1457618019
  6. Christopher Baker, MDSurgery Physician1467503797

Verify Asha Heard 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans Faculty GNew Orleans, LA

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

Asha Heard among 39 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Asha Heard, MD is one of 39 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 74% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1999 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VM0101X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 39 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Clisham, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121508942715
  2. Robert Maupin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121902828635
  3. Joseph Miller, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121942223896
  4. Gabriella Pridjian, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121699868471
  5. Tabitha Quebedeaux, MD, PHDNew Orleans, LA 701121821330606
  6. Lisa Bernhard, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151972750099
  7. Joseph Biggio, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151437104668
  8. Roberto Calix, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151891054094

Common questions

What is Asha Heard, MD's NPI number?

Asha Heard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205094745, issued on May 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asha Heard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 568-4850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asha Heard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205415, 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.

What is Asha Heard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.