Gerard L. Murtagh, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Gerard L. Murtagh, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1376531319, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 17314, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerard L. Murtagh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 17314 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 766-0050
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (225) 766-1499
- Medicaid ID
- 1348970 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerard L. Murtagh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
816 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen227 claims
- Methocarbamol178 claims
- Meloxicam73 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Tramadol Hcl50 claims
- Ondansetron Odt35 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): 54.4 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: $2,137.94
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Gerard L. Murtagh among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Gerard L. Murtagh, MD is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Cranor, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081013995091
- William Hagemann, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081093703498
- John Loupe, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081053630343
- David Pope, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081184612582
- Nathaniel Rawicki, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081366971863
- William Sherman, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081508037516
- Charles Walker, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081083693840
- Michael Frierson, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091164410569
Common questions
What is Gerard L. Murtagh, MD's NPI number?
Gerard L. Murtagh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376531319, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerard L. Murtagh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 766-0050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerard L. Murtagh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 17314, 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 Gerard L. Murtagh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerard L. Murtagh, MD had 816 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerard L. Murtagh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.4 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.