Orlando Deffer, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Metairie, LA
Orlando Deffer, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1588836621, issued on Mar 28, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 15724R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Orlando Deffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15724R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4224 Houma Blvd Ste 500, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 455-0842
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 503-6737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081110000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 327 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4224 Houma Blvd Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nicholas Pappas, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1912079120
Verify Orlando Deffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15724RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis860 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate806 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate406 claims
- Entresto359 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium349 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium304 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $475.74
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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 one group practice
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orlando Deffer among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Orlando Deffer, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roland Bourgeois, MDMetairie, LA 700061881678589
- George Graham, MDMetairie, LA 700061871021279
- Robert Greer, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061508862822
- Benjamin Jacobs, MDMetairie, LA 700061093710584
- Glenn Kelley, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061417985813
- Lois Mailander, MDMetairie, LA 700061851375281
- Nicholas Pappas, MDMetairie, LA 700061912079120
- James Perrien, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061902099286
Common questions
What is Orlando Deffer, MD's NPI number?
Orlando Deffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588836621, issued on Mar 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Orlando Deffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4224 Houma Blvd Ste 500, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 455-0842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Orlando Deffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15724R, 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 Orlando Deffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Orlando Deffer, MD had 6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Orlando Deffer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. 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.