NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Andrews, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Craig Andrews, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1639495385, issued on Apr 20, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana 204977, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639495385
Name
Craig Andrews
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
204977 LA
008109649 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7556 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone
(225) 374-0040
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2010
Record last updated
May 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120517000021); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 7556 Hennessy Blvd

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

  1. Jeffrey Harper, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1215315379

Verify Craig Andrews in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 204977
    Check the board
  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
Open the Louisiana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

739 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Andrews739
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen140 claims
  2. Prednisone74 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl73 claims
  4. Cephalexin54 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt33 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 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): 91.3 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 score71.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cross Lake Emergency Group, LLCShreveport, LA

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

Craig Andrews among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Craig Andrews, M.D. 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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).

175 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 175 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rohit Adi, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081912012444
  2. Terence Alost, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081013974724
  3. Wesley Blocker, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081982717450
  4. Gerard Broussard, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081720048226
  5. Ronald Coe, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081174545537
  6. Dan Godbee, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081578505277
  7. Keith Hodge, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081962515452
  8. Stephen Hosea, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081790890226

Common questions

What is Craig Andrews, M.D.'s NPI number?

Craig Andrews, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639495385, issued on Apr 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Andrews, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7556 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 374-0040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Andrews, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 204977, 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 Craig Andrews, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Andrews, M.D. had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Craig Andrews, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.