Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1376752238, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 203811, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nakia Alexander Newsome
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 203811 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8888 Summa Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Phone
- (225) 769-0933
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Fax
- (225) 769-6255
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8888 Summa Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nakia Alexander Newsome in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 203811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,043 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate209 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium203 claims
- Eliquis199 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate198 claims
- Carvedilol197 claims
- Furosemide170 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,964.89
104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Baton Rouge Cardiology CenterBaton Rouge, LA
- Cardiovascular Specialty Care Center OF Baton Rouge LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD's NPI number?
Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376752238, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8888 Summa Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 769-0933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 203811, 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 Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD had 3,043 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nakia Alexander Newsome, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.