Rama Letchuman, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Shreveport, LA
Rama Letchuman, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1891787511, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD200022, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rama Letchuman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- MD200022 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1534 Elizabeth Ave Ste 201, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Phone
- (318) 629-5505
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 629-5506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050627000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1534 Elizabeth Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathleen Majors, MDAnesthesiology Physician1407849755
- Ross Nelson, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1275526592
- Eileen Swan, NPNurse Practitioner1902932692
Verify Rama Letchuman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD200022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
5,348 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 2,888 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,156 claims
- Gabapentin661 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen657 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl295 claims
- Baclofen290 claims
- Morphine Sulfate212 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $352.66
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Musculoskeletal Institute OF Louisiana LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 27 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Louisiana.
Other pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Louisiana
- Benjamin BaronneLafayette, LA1881953388
- Tulsi Bice, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1356370589
- Fred Chiu, M.D.Terrytown, LA1558557272
- Todd Cowen, M.D.Thibodaux, LA1649246802
- Walter Ellis, M.D.Metairie, LA1174688857
- Patrick FitzsimmonsSlidell, LA1215496484
- John Fruge, MDLafayette, LA1154862480
- Markus John, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1417167750
- Paul Kramm, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1891877130
- John McCain, MDHouma, LA1316026560
Common questions
What is Rama Letchuman, MD's NPI number?
Rama Letchuman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891787511, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rama Letchuman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1534 Elizabeth Ave Ste 201, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Phone: (318) 629-5505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rama Letchuman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD200022, 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 Rama Letchuman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rama Letchuman, MD had 5,348 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rama Letchuman, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.