Michael Charles Touchy, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Michael Charles Touchy, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1346667532, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 305990, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Charles Touchy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 305990 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1542 Tulane Ave Ste 421, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 568-5722
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 568-2127
- Medicaid ID
- 2361562 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170914002591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Charles Touchy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 305990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,635 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol197 claims
- Kerendia171 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate156 claims
- Potassium Citrate Er156 claims
- Vitamin D2152 claims
- Farxiga150 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: $17,769.49
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- New Orleans Nephrology Associates LLCKenner, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Charles Touchy among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Michael Charles Touchy, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arnold Alper, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121477509107
- Vecihi Batuman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121528159670
- Lotuce Hamm, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467543520
- Timothy Hammond, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121750476024
- Robert Hoover, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121255492088
- Ramprasad Kandavar, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121669558920
- Myra Kleinpeter, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121184717498
- N Kevin Krane, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121740373950
Common questions
What is Michael Charles Touchy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Charles Touchy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346667532, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Charles Touchy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1542 Tulane Ave Ste 421, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 568-5722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Charles Touchy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 305990, 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 Charles Touchy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Charles Touchy, M.D. had 2,635 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.