Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA
Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1649224593, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.019605, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD.019605 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002
- Phone
- (504) 836-9820
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1910295 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100106000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek 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.019605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,591 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium446 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium444 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate402 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium360 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium272 claims
- Lorazepam228 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD is one of 1,749 internal 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 76 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD's NPI number?
Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649224593, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 836-9820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.019605, 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 Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jo Ellen Plunkett-Kasparek, MD had 6,591 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.