Michael J. Hickham, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Metairie, LA
Michael J. Hickham, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1518967793, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 10820R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Hickham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 10820R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3019 N Arnoult RD, Metairie, LA 70002
- Phone
- (504) 889-5335
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 889-5451
- Medicaid IDs
- 1480002 LA
1442828 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100317000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3019 N Arnoult RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chet MyerPhysician Assistant1245883446
Verify Michael J. Hickham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10820RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,013 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate310 claims
- Cefdinir53 claims
- Mupirocin42 claims
- Azelastine Hcl38 claims
- Azithromycin38 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate38 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $663.32
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Dr. Hickham And Associates A.p.m.c.Metairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Hickham among 226 otolaryngology physician records in Louisiana
Michael J. Hickham, MD is one of 226 otolaryngology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 226 otolaryngology physician records in Louisiana.
All 226 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lester Dulitz, MDMetairie, LA 700021730426784
- Callie Rothwell, APRNMetairie, LA 700021629441282
- Steven Scalco, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021396740791
- Emily Burke, MDMetairie, LA 700011952519316
- Michael Lifsey, MDMetairie, LA 700011053465005
- Dennis Occhipinti, MDMetairie, LA 700011790839181
- Joseph Creely, MDMetairie, LA 700061922044171
- Michael Desalvo, MDMetairie, LA 700061477504397
Common questions
What is Michael J. Hickham, MD's NPI number?
Michael J. Hickham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518967793, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Hickham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3019 N Arnoult RD, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 889-5335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Hickham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10820R, 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 Michael J. Hickham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Hickham, MD had 1,013 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Hickham, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.