NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Metairie, LA

Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1073653275, issued on Feb 7, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 020090, 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
1073653275
Name
Kenneth Boyd Sumner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
020090 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3901 Houma Blvd Ste 401, Metairie, LA 70006
Phone
(504) 889-1448
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 885-8752
Medicaid ID
1934194 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121024000341); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1988
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 3901 Houma Blvd Ste 401

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

  1. Marianne Call, RN, MN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619224110
  2. Julie Ceasar, MDPsychiatry Physician1861680274
  3. Jenia Harris, FNP-C, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033660584
  4. Sydney Melancon, MDPsychiatry Physician1003310806
  5. Jonathon Rynning, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1992845127
  6. Sidney Smith, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1922148162

Verify Kenneth Boyd Sumner 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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,675 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Sumner3,675
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam368 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl325 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl297 claims
  4. Lorazepam283 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl279 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl219 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: $3,224.94

167 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Sumner$3,224.94
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Jefferson Psychiatric Associates LLCMetairie, LA

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

Kenneth Boyd Sumner among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana

Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Ceasar, MDMetairie, LA 700061861680274
  2. Rennie Culver, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061851428494
  3. Sydney Melancon, MDMetairie, LA 700061003310806
  4. Jose Rodriguez, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061235399262
  5. Jonathon Rynning, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061992845127
  6. Sidney Smith, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061922148162
  7. Christen Vanasselberg, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061396821773
  8. Candace Cutrone, MDMetairie, LA 700051447257464

Common questions

What is Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073653275, issued on Feb 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Houma Blvd Ste 401, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 889-1448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020090, 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 Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Boyd Sumner, M.D. had 3,675 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.