NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nikolaos George Psomas, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Gretna, LA

Nikolaos George Psomas, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1881649820, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.022342, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881649820
Name
Nikolaos George Psomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD.022342 LA
022342 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056
Phone
(504) 392-3131
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
1492698 LA
00037821 MS
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2500 Belle Chasse Highway

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abdolazim Akhondzadeh, MDHospitalist Physician1932387487
  2. Jeffrey Borchardt, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1043224710
  3. John 'Jay' Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1346283983
  4. Kayla Clark, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780296251
  5. Karen Cockerham, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912941048
  6. John D'Hemecourt, MDAnesthesiology Physician1164613949

Verify Nikolaos George Psomas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nikolaos Psomas139
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
  3. Cephalexin11 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.

Nikolaos George Psomas among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Nikolaos George Psomas, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Gretna

They are 19 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Gretna, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John 'Jay' Brown, MDGretna, LA 700561346283983
  2. Karen Cockerham, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561912941048
  3. John Krieg, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561972720381
  4. Jamie Kuo, MDTerrytown, LA 700561255530895
  5. John Langley, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561255374781
  6. Edward O'Brien, MDTerrytown, LA 700561972546521
  7. Charles Ochello, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561467643494
  8. Phillip Reed, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561235262908

Common questions

What is Nikolaos George Psomas, MD's NPI number?

Nikolaos George Psomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881649820, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nikolaos George Psomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 392-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nikolaos George Psomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.022342, 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 Nikolaos George Psomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nikolaos George Psomas, MD had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.