NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New Orleans, LA

Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1851398622, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD.013565, 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
1851398622
Name
Keith C. Ferdinand
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
MD.013565 LA
013565 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1020 Saint Andrew St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone
(504) 529-5558
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 525-3235
Medicaid ID
1166057 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041026000105); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 1976
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 1020 Saint Andrew St

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

  1. Mary Abell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1083631089
  2. Chaniel Age, APRNWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1043252216
  3. Cherie Clark, LCSWSocial Worker1053645614
  4. Eirinn Erny, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013938034
  5. Donald Erwin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1821012352
  6. Scott Francioni, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275853368

Verify Keith C. Ferdinand 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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

805 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Keith Ferdinand805
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Warfarin Sodium93 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate70 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium38 claims
  6. Ezetimibe36 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: $39,764.72

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Ferdinand$39,765
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA

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

Keith C. Ferdinand among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana

Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eirinn Erny, MDNew Orleans, LA 701301013938034
  2. Bruce Wilson, M.D., M.S.P.HNew Orleans, LA 701271457667487
  3. Linda Joseph, CNSNew Orleans, LA 701261477576312
  4. Margaret McKeown, CNMNew Orleans, LA 701261568485498
  5. Michael Cash, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211255511887
  6. Joaquin Crespo Mejias, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211821288671
  7. Zachary Dowdy, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211982970646
  8. Mark Effron, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211598139362

Common questions

What is Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D.'s NPI number?

Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851398622, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 Saint Andrew St, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Phone: (504) 529-5558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.013565, 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 Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.