Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD
Surgery Physician · Kenner, LA
Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kenner, Louisiana, and NPI 1427070937, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.14568R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramcharan Thiagarajan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.14568R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
- Phone
- (504) 464-8701
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 464-8525
- Medicaid ID
- 1119792 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250924003268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 W Esplanade Ave
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Verify Ramcharan Thiagarajan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.14568RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
287 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Creon46 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Linzess19 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
- Cholestyramine12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $806.81
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dilon Technologies, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans Faculty GNew Orleans, LA
- Unc Physicians Network LLCRocky Mount, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramcharan Thiagarajan among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Kenner
They are 8 of the 709 NPPES records with a practice address in Kenner, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Boudreaux, MDKenner, LA 700651407879455
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- Jacob Dowden, MDKenner, LA 700651366657793
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- Clint Schoolfield, MDKenner, LA 700651881969129
- Elliot Scott, MDKenner, LA 700651558758904
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Common questions
What is Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD's NPI number?
Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427070937, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA, 70065. Phone: (504) 464-8701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.14568R, 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 Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ramcharan Thiagarajan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.