Frank J. Arena, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Covington, LA
Frank J. Arena, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1689671232, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 020540, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank J. Arena
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 020540 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39 Starbrush Cir, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-4155
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 871-4483
- Medicaid ID
- 1916757 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081008000767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 39 Starbrush Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank J. Arena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
8,281 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate567 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium473 claims
- Eliquis453 claims
- Clopidogrel419 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium413 claims
- Losartan Potassium371 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: $2,454.87
110 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 3 group practices
- Cardiovascular Specialty Care Center OF Covington, LLCCovington, LA
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCCovington, LA
- Iteld Bernstein And Associates LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
- Richard Abben, MDHouma, LA1750388740
- Mokhtar AbdallahBaton Rouge, LA1285050799
- Nidal Abi Rafeh, M.D.Hammond, LA1457506743
- Donna Adams, MDBaton Rouge, LA1770592297
- Farhad Aduli, MDCovington, LA1023051372
- Murtuza Ali, M.D.New Orleans, LA1427110451
- Rehan Ali, M.D.Lafayette, LA1912198532
- Amit Amin, M.D.Lafayette, LA1144458027
- Ayush AroraThibodaux, LA1144672320
- Ali Ayoub, M.D.Metairie, LA1740656099
Common questions
What is Frank J. Arena, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank J. Arena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689671232, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank J. Arena, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39 Starbrush Cir, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-4155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank J. Arena, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020540, 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 Frank J. Arena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank J. Arena, M.D. had 8,281 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank J. Arena, M.D.'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.