Howard James Raphael, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hammond, LA
Howard James Raphael, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1881639797, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.020512, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard James Raphael
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.020512 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1902 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (852) 305-8009
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2022
- Fax
- (985) 230-5859
- Medicaid ID
- 1902411 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090601000557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1902 S Morrison Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard James Raphael 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.020512Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
8,411 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium644 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate445 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium297 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium285 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide275 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium255 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: $180.78
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- North Oaks Physician Group LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard James Raphael among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Howard James Raphael, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hammond
They are 22 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Howard James Raphael, MD's NPI number?
Howard James Raphael, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881639797, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard James Raphael, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1902 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (852) 305-8009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard James Raphael, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.020512, 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 Howard James Raphael, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard James Raphael, MD had 8,411 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.