Kurt B. Obrien, MD
Surgery Physician · New Iberia, LA
Kurt B. Obrien, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Iberia, Louisiana, and NPI 1649272063, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 12-927R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kurt B. Obrien
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 12-927R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 602 N Lewis St, New Iberia, LA 70563
- Phone
- (337) 364-7226
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 364-7238
- Medicaid ID
- 1554821 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080812000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kurt B. Obrien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12-927RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl123 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate115 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
- Clopidogrel19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 68.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $194.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Iberia Medical Center Physician Practice NetworkNew Iberia, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kurt B. Obrien among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Kurt B. Obrien, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 surgery physician records list a practice address in New Iberia
They are 9 of the 710 NPPES records with a practice address in New Iberia, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Harkrider, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631144222563
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- Luis Mosquera, MD.New Iberia, LA 705631679530349
- Michael Tarantino, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631750382784
- Clarence Whitehead, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631326005406
- Thomas Borland, MDNew Iberia, LA 705601487647988
- Francisco Irizarry, MDNew Iberia, LA 705601235691270
- Jason Morvant, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601184696502
Common questions
What is Kurt B. Obrien, MD's NPI number?
Kurt B. Obrien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649272063, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kurt B. Obrien, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 N Lewis St, New Iberia, LA, 70563. Phone: (337) 364-7226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kurt B. Obrien, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12-927R, 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 Kurt B. Obrien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kurt B. Obrien, MD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kurt B. Obrien, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.