James E. Carinder, DO
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Covington, LA
James E. Carinder, DO is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1508821372, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 15764R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Carinder
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 15764R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1203 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 892-9090
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 892-9957
- Medicaid ID
- 1467791 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050120000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1203 S Tyler St
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Verify James E. Carinder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15764RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,748 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 319 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole172 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen168 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
- Alprazolam89 claims
- Acyclovir73 claims
- Revlimid58 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,795.35
134 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 188 hematology & oncology physician records in Louisiana.
Other hematology & oncology physician records in Louisiana
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- Sweekriti Adhikari, D.O.Lafayette, LA1568723716
- Sudhir Aggarwal, M.D.Lafayette, LA1972568715
- Shradha Ahuja, MDNew Orleans, LA1578904199
- Heather Alva, MDNew Orleans, LA1891159190
- Nelly Aoun, MDCovington, LA1285889675
- Gerardo Arias, M.D.Thibodaux, LA1447265178
- Thomas Atkinson, MDNew Orleans, LA1760758221
Common questions
What is James E. Carinder, DO's NPI number?
James E. Carinder, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508821372, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Carinder, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1203 S Tyler St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 892-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Carinder, DO's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15764R, 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 James E. Carinder, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Carinder, DO had 1,748 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James E. Carinder, DO's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.