Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1255356002, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 21248, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Peter Guarisco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21248 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 336-3100
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 336-3111
- Medicaid ID
- 1987573 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100622000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Peter Guarisco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21248Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,644 Medicare Part D claims for 672 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate908 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium619 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium386 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium342 claims
- Losartan Potassium323 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate286 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCRaceland, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Peter Guarisco among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D. 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 fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
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Common questions
What is Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255356002, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 336-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 21248, 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 Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Peter Guarisco, M.D. had 9,644 Medicare Part D claims for 672 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.