NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Mena, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Hammond, LA

Jose Mena, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1740241363, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.12638R, 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
1740241363
Name
Jose Mena
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD.12638R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 403, Hammond, LA 70403
Phone
(985) 230-7350
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2022
Fax
(985) 230-7351
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050208001050); accepts Medicare assignment
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 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 403

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

  1. Nidal Abi Rafeh, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1457506743
  2. Alexandra BattaloraGerontology Nurse Practitioner1437931508
  3. Patrick Delaney, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1619973237
  4. Robert Derenbecker, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1962933796

Verify Jose Mena in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jose Mena67
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel12 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: $1,609.26

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Mena$1,609.26
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose Mena among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana

Jose Mena, M.D. is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 1992 among the 63 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Smith, D.O.Hammond, LA 704031790079325
  2. Gregory Eckholdt, M.D.Covington, LA 704331649232133
  3. Edward Kofsky, MDCovington, LA 704331811978125
  4. Joseph Obeid, M.D.Covington, LA 704331699208017
  5. Kerry Paape, M.D.Covington, LA 704331437156452
  6. John Breaux, MDLacombe, LA 704451760487680
  7. Louis Hebert, MDLacombe, LA 704451689678609
  8. Randall Juleff, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481487615142

Common questions

What is Jose Mena, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose Mena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740241363, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Mena, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 403, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 230-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Mena, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.12638R, 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 Jose Mena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Mena, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.