Lee S. Cummings, M.D.
Transplant Surgery Physician · Metairie, LA
Lee S. Cummings, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1548416969, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 345817, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee S. Cummings
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License numbers
- 345817 LA
2011016077 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Houma Blvd Ste 700, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 988-5344
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1548416969 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250410002469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest transplant surgery physician records → All 15 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4320 Houma Blvd Ste 700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Coomans, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1033914858
- Jennifer Forstall, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1144993437
- Anil Paramesh, M.D.Transplant Surgery Physician1255390738
Verify Lee S. Cummings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 345817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 77.3 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: $333.31
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee S. Cummings among 15 transplant surgery physician records in Louisiana
Lee S. Cummings, M.D. is one of 15 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 15 transplant surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 15 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Killackey, MDMetairie, LA 700061538129135
- Anil Paramesh, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061255390738
- Justin Barr, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211184042947
- Humberto Bohorquez, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211477733087
- David Bruce, M.New Orleans, LA 701211043213069
- Emily Bugeaud, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211164683074
- Trine Engebretsen, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211063850196
- Trevor Reichman, MD, PHDNew Orleans, LA 701211104092899
Common questions
What is Lee S. Cummings, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lee S. Cummings, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548416969, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee S. Cummings, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Houma Blvd Ste 700, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 988-5344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee S. Cummings, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 345817, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lee S. Cummings, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee S. Cummings, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lee S. Cummings, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.