Gerald Heintz, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Gerald Heintz, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1265521579, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 019555, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Heintz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 019555 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-8648
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 765-7898
- Medicaid ID
- 1915998 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000927); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Heintz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 019555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,410 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam475 claims
- Clonazepam371 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate345 claims
- Buspirone Hcl293 claims
- Trazodone Hcl267 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl256 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Heintz among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Gerald Heintz, MD is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elodie Braud, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081699735548
- Renee Bruno, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144298522
- Kathleen Crapanzano, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144373390
- John Deback, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081689674053
- Zahid Imran, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081477645836
- Erik Kinzie, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081073539862
- Gopinath Kongara, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081134161532
- Sudheera Rachamallu, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081629063789
Common questions
What is Gerald Heintz, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Heintz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265521579, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Heintz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-8648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Heintz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 019555, 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 Gerald Heintz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Heintz, MD had 5,410 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.