Nicholas Cefalu, MD
Specialist · Amite, LA
Nicholas Cefalu, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Amite, Louisiana, and NPI 1992834816, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 14724, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Cefalu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 14724 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 112 E Chestnut St, Amite, LA 70422
- Phone
- (985) 748-3272
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 748-3838
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Cefalu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 14724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen119 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone76 claims
- Alprazolam34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Metformin Hcl28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 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.
Nicholas Cefalu among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Nicholas Cefalu, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 23% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 specialist records list a practice address in Amite
They are 2 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Amite, and 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Owen Faust, P.T.Amite, LA 704221770630931
- Thomas Wall, MSPTBogalusa, LA 704271578684213
- James Bradford, M.D.Covington, LA 704331558321026
- Kathy Chauvin, M.D.Covington, LA 704331568422145
- Diana Cole, P.T.Covington, LA 704331699834556
- Lawrence Gensler, M.D.Covington, LA 704331841295953
- Sushma Gupta, M.D.Covington, LA 704331366414658
- Jonathan Mitchell, PT,ATCCovington, LA 704331093814667
Common questions
What is Nicholas Cefalu, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Cefalu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992834816, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Cefalu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 112 E Chestnut St, Amite, LA, 70422. Phone: (985) 748-3272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Cefalu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14724, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Cefalu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Cefalu, MD had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.