Daniel Rachal, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Gretna, LA
Daniel Rachal, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1689135048, issued on Mar 28, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana 324941, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Rachal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 324941 LA
309446 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 Hector Ave, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 349-6925
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221012003582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Rachal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 324941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,395 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Gabapentin100 claims
- Meloxicam73 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Naproxen61 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,307.41
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- New Orleans Physician Services IncGretna, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Rachal among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Daniel Rachal, M.D. is one of 1,728 family 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 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gretna
They are 23 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Gretna, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Rachal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Rachal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689135048, issued on Mar 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Rachal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Hector Ave, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 349-6925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Rachal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 324941, 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 Daniel Rachal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Rachal, M.D. had 2,395 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Rachal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. 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.