Ellis O. Cooper, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Shreveport, LA
Ellis O. Cooper, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1619036951, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 022842, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellis O. Cooper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 022842 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Line Ave, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Phone
- (318) 635-3052
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 635-3072
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100709000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 32 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1500 Line Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Adkins, CNIMSurgical Technologist1144489899
- Laura Bares, MPT, CLTPhysical Therapist1245678432
- Kristen Brezina, PAPhysician Assistant1487109138
- Stephanie Candler, CNIMSurgical Technologist1437425162
- Elvira Cehajic, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1710233721
- Stephen Cox, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1164427829
Verify Ellis O. Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 022842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
654 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam283 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen106 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Celecoxib42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Cephalexin34 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $87.51
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Musculoskeletal Institute OF Louisiana LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellis O. Cooper among 32 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Louisiana
Ellis O. Cooper, MD is one of 32 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207XS0106X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 32 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 32 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karl Bilderback, MDShreveport, LA 711051942245345
- Michelle Ritter, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711061609837020
- Diego Miranda, MDBossier City, LA 711111104845080
- Cameron Best, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011912160748
- Martin Degravelle, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011457520801
- Mark Dodson, MDAlexandria, LA 713011487628236
- Gordon Blanchard, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101902854292
- Ryan Bliss, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101518258276
Common questions
What is Ellis O. Cooper, MD's NPI number?
Ellis O. Cooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619036951, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellis O. Cooper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Line Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Phone: (318) 635-3052. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellis O. Cooper, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 022842, 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 Ellis O. Cooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellis O. Cooper, MD had 654 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellis O. Cooper, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.