Craig F. Caplan, M.D.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Metairie, LA
Craig F. Caplan, M.D. is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1205810900, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 023591, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig F. Caplan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- 023591 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (210) 614-0180
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2025
- Fax
- (210) 566-5698
- Medicaid ID
- 1483443 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050527000345); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig F. Caplan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
477 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl76 claims
- Prednisone51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
- Cefuroxime37 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate26 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): 91.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.06
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- East Jefferson Emergency Management LLCMetairie, LA
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans FacultyNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig F. Caplan among 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Louisiana
Craig F. Caplan, M.D. is one of 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1992 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terry Creel, M.DMetairie, LA 700061174589758
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- Joseph Hauth, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061871559823
- Ramiz Khalaf, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061306803564
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Common questions
What is Craig F. Caplan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig F. Caplan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205810900, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig F. Caplan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (210) 614-0180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig F. Caplan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023591, 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 F. Caplan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig F. Caplan, M.D. had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig F. Caplan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.