Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD
Specialist · Lafayette, LA
Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1326263336, issued on Apr 16, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 041677, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Racheed Joseph Ghanami
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 041677 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 289-9700
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 289-9702
- Medicaid ID
- 1445819 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120705000130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Racheed Joseph Ghanami in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 041677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
440 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen161 claims
- Eliquis72 claims
- Clopidogrel71 claims
- Cilostazol59 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $351.80
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayett, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Racheed Joseph Ghanami among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Racheed Joseph Ghanami, 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 fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
There are 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trysten Bourgeois, BS, HSLafayette, LA 705031447944624
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- Michael Daigle, MDLafayette, LA 705031043282510
- Eric Hayes, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031619934593
- Tami Lagraize, MDLafayette, LA 705031972594331
- Kirk Leblanc, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031760474191
- Rhode Petiote, EEG TECHLafayette, LA 705031851155915
- Jenny Prejean, LCSWLafayette, LA 705031992088454
Common questions
What is Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD's NPI number?
Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326263336, issued on Apr 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 289-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 041677, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Racheed Joseph Ghanami, MD had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 185 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.