Heather Chau
Hospitalist Physician · New Orleans, LA
Heather Chau is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1144647298, issued on Mar 26, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 305231, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Chau
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 305231 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 723-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170717001277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Chau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 305231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide58 claims
- Eliquis53 claims
- Jardiance38 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
- Carvedilol30 claims
- Entresto24 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
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Chau among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Heather Chau is one of 340 hospitalist 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 2014, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Andres, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121043653686
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- Chayan Chakraborti, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121457300535
- Mariano Iberico, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121831431238
- Jacey Jones, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121225472707
- John Marker, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121942477583
- Marlowe Maylin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121669572558
- Geraldine Menard, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121073685616
Common questions
What is Heather Chau's NPI number?
Heather Chau's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144647298, issued on Mar 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Chau located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 723-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Chau's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 305231, 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 Heather Chau prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Chau had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.