John Michael Depaula, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Metairie, LA
John Michael Depaula, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1356447635, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 202786, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Depaula
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 202786 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4315 Houma Blvd Ste 201, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 455-4622
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 455-4688
- Medicaid ID
- 1882127 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090819000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 128 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify John Michael Depaula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 202786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
924 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin91 claims
- Dovato91 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl51 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl43 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
- Rifabutin32 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,713.28
141 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Infectious Disease AssociatesMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Depaula among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
John Michael Depaula, M.D. is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diane Failla, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061598758609
- Frank Rabito, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061821080367
- Anish Shah, DOMetairie, LA 700061265487375
- Obiageli Sogbetun, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061477702082
- Richard Witzig, MDMetairie, LA 700061659465698
- Mark Workman, MDMetairie, LA 700011376570069
- Tlaloc Alferez, MDLuling, LA 700701053334185
- Erik Meyers, MDMarrero, LA 700721588160766
Common questions
What is John Michael Depaula, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Michael Depaula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356447635, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Depaula, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4315 Houma Blvd Ste 201, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 455-4622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Depaula, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 202786, 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 John Michael Depaula, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Depaula, M.D. had 924 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Michael Depaula, M.D.'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.