Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1609255231, issued on May 28, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 326133, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Slakey Pointer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 326133 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Tulane Ave # SL-50, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-3971
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712002915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Slakey Pointer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 326133Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
849 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole143 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium132 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl72 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf56 claims
- Linzess38 claims
- Famotidine34 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,339.44
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Slakey Pointer among 263 gastroenterology physician records in Louisiana
Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD is one of 263 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 263 gastroenterology physician records in Louisiana.
All 263 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Hutchings, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121598932774
- Stephen Landreneau, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121578630232
- Nisha LoganantharajNew Orleans, LA 701121194145722
- Parth Parekh, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121679862783
- Nathaniel Peyton, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121336526938
Common questions
What is Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609255231, issued on May 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Tulane Ave # SL-50, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-3971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 326133, 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 Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD had 849 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. 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.