NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jorge Mario Contreras, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA

Jorge Mario Contreras, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1699814053, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 023608, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699814053
Name
Jorge Mario Contreras
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
023608 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3800 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
Phone
(504) 885-3272
Enumerated
Feb 5, 2007
Record last updated
May 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 456-6600
Medicaid ID
1496430 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031222000598); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3800 Houma Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cheryl Abana-Emmer, MHS, LRC, CRC, CCMRehabilitation Counselor1770385007
  2. Donald Adams, MDNeurology Physician1013986314
  3. John Carradine, DPMPodiatrist1841224565
  4. Daphne Dureau, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1871833566
  5. Rhonda Fleishmann, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1184887705
  6. Robert Jeanfreau, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194823559

Verify Jorge Mario Contreras in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 023608
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,880 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 220 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jorge Contreras5,880
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metformin Hcl Er395 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium304 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium200 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium199 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: $1,870.86

80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jorge Contreras$1,870.86
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jorge Mario Contreras among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Jorge Mario Contreras, 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Alden, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061427036656
  2. Susan Caldwell, MDMetairie, LA 700061528055340
  3. Bradley Collins, MDMetairie, LA 700061629034541
  4. Frederick Dantagnan, MDMetairie, LA 700061124091574
  5. Monty Glorioso, MDMetairie, LA 700061962467191
  6. Maureen Hecker-Rodriguez, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061861453433
  7. Van Le, MDMetairie, LA 700061922042860
  8. Lawrence Levy, MDMetairie, LA 700061043276744

Common questions

What is Jorge Mario Contreras, MD's NPI number?

Jorge Mario Contreras, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699814053, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge Mario Contreras, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3800 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 885-3272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge Mario Contreras, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023608, 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 Jorge Mario Contreras, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jorge Mario Contreras, MD had 5,880 Medicare Part D claims for 322 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.