Caroline V. Christopher, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Caroline V. Christopher, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1477623486, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025854, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline V. Christopher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 025854 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
- Phone
- (504) 821-2601
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 736-9806
- Medicaid ID
- 1046337 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline V. Christopher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,652 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Gabapentin125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Tramadol Hcl99 claims
- Carvedilol79 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: $214.60
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Caroline V. Christopher among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Caroline V. Christopher, MD is one of 1,749 internal 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
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Common questions
What is Caroline V. Christopher, MD's NPI number?
Caroline V. Christopher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477623486, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline V. Christopher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70117. Phone: (504) 821-2601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline V. Christopher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025854, 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 Caroline V. Christopher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline V. Christopher, MD had 2,652 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.