NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Austin C. Thomas, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · New Orleans, LA

Austin C. Thomas, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1548298029, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD200092, 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
1548298029
Name
Austin C. Thomas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
MD200092 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone
(504) 842-4000
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
1050547 LA
03223364 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050808000204); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1514 Jefferson Hwy

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

  1. Alyson Abbas, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568608909
  2. Ahmed AbdallahNephrology Physician1396449401
  3. Mohammed Abdelsalam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922740190
  4. Freddy Abi-Samra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1346207354
  5. Fiyinfoluwa Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1487141636
  6. Tunde AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487357307

Verify Austin C. Thomas 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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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Austin Thomas1,073
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-C146 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf132 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium122 claims
  4. Omeprazole120 claims
  5. Gavilyte-G69 claims
  6. Linzess57 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: $24.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Austin Thomas$24.90
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA

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

Austin C. Thomas among 263 gastroenterology physician records in Louisiana

Austin C. Thomas, M.D. is one of 263 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 88% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 207 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207RG0100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 263 gastroenterology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sean Connolly, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211639136518
  2. Kayin Jeffers, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211710397104
  3. Valli Kodali, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211609809920
  4. Monika Lammi, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211245472794
  5. Melinda Meyer, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211992757298
  6. Reinaldo Quevedo, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211760707970
  7. Arnab Ray, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211922155720
  8. Matthew Rice, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211235313982

Common questions

What is Austin C. Thomas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Austin C. Thomas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548298029, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Austin C. Thomas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Austin C. Thomas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD200092, 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 Austin C. Thomas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Austin C. Thomas, M.D. had 1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.