Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, LA
Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Louisiana, and NPI 1720099344, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD11362R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Anthony Herrera Operario
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD11362R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 412 Main Street, Columbia, LA 71418
- Phone
- (318) 649-6111
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 649-5094
- Medicaid ID
- 1661881 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041112000020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Anthony Herrera Operario in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD11362RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
17,826 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 816 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride965 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate676 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen642 claims
- Gabapentin630 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate604 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium599 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc.Columbia, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Anthony Herrera Operario among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 5 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720099344, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 Main Street, Columbia, LA, 71418. Phone: (318) 649-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD11362R, 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 Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Anthony Herrera Operario, M.D. had 17,826 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.