Meredith S. Collins, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Meredith S. Collins, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1356509285, issued on May 28, 2008. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meredith S. Collins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 04-43197 KS
ME122513 FL
258932 NY
P9825 TX
042.0013527 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250505003079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meredith S. Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,877.33
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rti Surgical, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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).
Meredith S. Collins among 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Meredith S. Collins, M.D. is one of 56 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 88% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 24 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Meredith S. Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Meredith S. Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356509285, issued on May 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meredith S. Collins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meredith S. Collins, M.D.'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 Meredith S. Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meredith S. Collins, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meredith S. Collins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.