NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Sides, MD

Medical Oncology Physician · New Orleans, LA

Mark Sides, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1861879348, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861879348
Name
Mark Sides
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
License number
BP10052624 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 S Robertson St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 988-5482
Enumerated
May 4, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200806000345); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024

254 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. Mark Sides254
  2. Specialty average703

Most prescribed

  1. Tagrisso75 claims
  2. Prochlorperazine Maleate24 claims
  3. Alecensa23 claims
  4. Mirtazapine18 claims
  5. Dexamethasone16 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl13 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: $143.99

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Sides$144
  2. Specialty average$11,773

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

  1. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Sides among 21 medical oncology physician records in Louisiana

Mark Sides, MD is one of 21 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 86% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 15 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Oncology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 21 medical oncology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Vander Velde, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121235172511
  2. Laura Finn, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211770774549
  3. Daniel Johnson, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211841565173
  4. Srikanth Tamma, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211396936225
  5. Nagarajan Chandrasekaran, MDMarrero, LA 700721821053695
  6. Sophy Jancich, MDGretna, LA 700561568404390
  7. William Stein, MDMetairie, LA 700051225093099
  8. Blake Blancher, MDCovington, LA 704331871099408

Common questions

What is Mark Sides, MD's NPI number?

Mark Sides, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861879348, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Sides, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 S Robertson St, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Sides, MD's license?

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 Sides, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Sides, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.