Marc Acosta, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA
Marc Acosta, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1891868840, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 015621, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Acosta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 015621 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 885-9595
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 885-9842
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3100 Houma Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Lou Applewhite, M.D.Specialist1710021357
Verify Marc Acosta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 015621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,886 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 737 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen444 claims
- Alprazolam271 claims
- Diazepam179 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine131 claims
- Gabapentin119 claims
- Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe118 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: $36.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 76 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 76 in Metairie → All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie →
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Common questions
What is Marc Acosta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Marc Acosta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891868840, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Acosta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 885-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Acosta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 015621, 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 Marc Acosta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marc Acosta, M.D. had 3,886 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.