Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · New Orleans, LA
Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1861984437, issued on May 30, 2018. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Elizabeth Rivers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-0450
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230803003970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Elizabeth Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate191 claims
- Prednisone191 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate117 claims
- Leflunomide90 claims
- Meloxicam64 claims
- Methylprednisolone48 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: $1,849.53
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- Lafayette Arthritis And Endocrine Clinic ApmcLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Elizabeth Rivers among 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana
Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD is one of 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Louisiana. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 8% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 100 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,382 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 1,382 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana.
All 3,342 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD's NPI number?
Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861984437, issued on May 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-0450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD's license?
Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Elizabeth Rivers, MD had 1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.