Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · New Orleans, LA
Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1861683708, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.202618, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen E. Ulfers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD.202618 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3260
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 842-3193
- Medicaid IDs
- 08204515 MS
1720003 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090327000147); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen E. Ulfers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.202618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Furosemide115 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium115 claims
- Eliquis109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
- Potassium Chloride69 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $114.73
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen E. Ulfers among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifford Burns, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211730147513
- Grady Creek, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211902125834
- Ibrahim El-Abbassi, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211316946262
- William Emory, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211760440028
- Susan Gunn, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211134345986
- Surma Jain, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211104875467
- Stephen Kantrow, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211578512364
- Abdul Khan, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211447410485
Common questions
What is Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD's NPI number?
Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861683708, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.202618, 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 Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen E. Ulfers, MD had 1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.