NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles J. McGaff, MD

Surgery Physician · Lutcher, LA

Charles J. McGaff, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lutcher, Louisiana, and NPI 1730116716, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 015983, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730116716
Name
Charles J. McGaff
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
015983 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1645 Lutcher Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone
(225) 258-2080
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(225) 258-2081
Medicaid ID
1900699 LA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1645 Lutcher Ave

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Verify Charles J. McGaff 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Charles McGaff45
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 59.4 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 score67.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%22.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $51.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.

  1. Charles McGaff$51.94
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Charles J. McGaff among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana

Charles J. McGaff, MD 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

1 surgery physician record lists a practice address in Lutcher

They are 1 of the 55 NPPES records with a practice address in Lutcher, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Cummiskey, MDMarrero, LA 700721215985213
  2. Frank Divincenti, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721508861642
  3. Peter Lundberg, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721619267952
  4. Vaughn Nossaman, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721114345931
  5. William Steinhardt, MDMarrero, LA 700721811286610
  6. Charles Thomas, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721326043084
  7. David Treen, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721235152828
  8. Jennifer Malsbury, D.O.La Place, LA 700681295984961

Common questions

What is Charles J. McGaff, MD's NPI number?

Charles J. McGaff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730116716, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles J. McGaff, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1645 Lutcher Ave, Lutcher, LA, 70071. Phone: (225) 258-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles J. McGaff, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 015983, 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 Charles J. McGaff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles J. McGaff, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles J. McGaff, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 59.4 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.