Mark Bernard Effron, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New Orleans, LA
Mark Bernard Effron, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1598139362, issued on Nov 17, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 300981, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Bernard Effron
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 300981 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (317) 997-0334
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 05476860 MS
2410539 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160219000754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Bernard Effron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 300981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,367 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate168 claims
- Eliquis167 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate124 claims
- Ezetimibe114 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium110 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: $1,170.72
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Bernard Effron among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Mark Bernard Effron, M.D. is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerardo Aristimuno, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211982684841
- Michael Cash, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211255511887
- Joaquin Crespo Mejias, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211821288671
- David Elizardi, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211669451357
- Guergana Enikova, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211174627806
- Yvonne Gilliland, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211356309595
- Carl Lavie, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211891744256
- Michael Lecce, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211669453510
Common questions
What is Mark Bernard Effron, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Bernard Effron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598139362, issued on Nov 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Bernard Effron, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (317) 997-0334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Bernard Effron, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 300981, 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 Mark Bernard Effron, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Bernard Effron, M.D. had 2,367 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.