Jose David Tafur Soto, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Jose David Tafur Soto, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1730448960, issued on May 8, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205634, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose David Tafur Soto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- MD.205634 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160624001567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose David Tafur Soto 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.205634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
630 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel75 claims
- Furosemide39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er26 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Lisinopril21 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: $2,257.84
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose David Tafur Soto among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
Jose David Tafur Soto, MD is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 176 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyrone Collins, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211083672471
- Arthur Grant, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211053501676
- Adam Harless, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211851653315
- James Jenkins, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211851321996
- Sylvia Oleck, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211689801557
- Rajan Patel, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211699851071
- Stephen Ramee, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211780630038
- Christopher White, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211275567661
Common questions
What is Jose David Tafur Soto, MD's NPI number?
Jose David Tafur Soto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730448960, issued on May 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose David Tafur Soto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose David Tafur Soto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205634, 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 David Tafur Soto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose David Tafur Soto, MD had 630 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.