Christopher Swearingen, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gretna, LA
Christopher Swearingen, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1962434571, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 13679R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Swearingen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 13679R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 Wall Blvd, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 393-2775
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 393-2744
- Medicaid ID
- 1433705 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041117000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Swearingen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13679RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
2,145 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 286 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone622 claims
- Cefdinir204 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen172 claims
- Amoxicillin156 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate91 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
- Riverside Urgent CareLa Place, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Swearingen among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Swearingen, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Gretna
They are 19 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Gretna, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- John Langley, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561255374781
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Common questions
What is Christopher Swearingen, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Swearingen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962434571, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Swearingen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 Wall Blvd, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 393-2775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Swearingen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13679R, 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 Swearingen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Swearingen, MD had 2,145 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.