Richard Paul Abben, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Houma, LA
Richard Paul Abben, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1750388740, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 07836R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Paul Abben
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 07836R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Dunn St, Houma, LA 70360
- Phone
- (985) 876-0300
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 872-0317
- Medicaid ID
- 1381969 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 225 Dunn St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anil Chagarlamudi, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1952308959
- Jacquelyn Coster, ACNP-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396231726
- Eric Engeron, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1154328144
- Peter Fail, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1437156429
Verify Richard Paul Abben in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 07836RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
30,828 Medicare Part D claims for 2,304 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,148 claims
- Eliquis1,958 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium1,714 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate1,709 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,587 claims
- Clopidogrel1,424 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: $16,159.61
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Cardiovascular Institute OF The South, LLCHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Paul Abben among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
Richard Paul Abben, MD is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 176 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anil Chagarlamudi, MDHouma, LA 703601952308959
- Eric Engeron, MDHouma, LA 703601154328144
- Matthew Finn, M.D,Houma, LA 703601376868000
- Vinod Nair, M.D.Houma, LA 703601770550857
- Pradeep Nair, M.D.Houma, LA 703601659517670
- Craig Walker, MDHouma, LA 703601548267529
- McCall WalkerGray, LA 703591457705501
- Nidal Abi Rafeh, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031457506743
Common questions
What is Richard Paul Abben, MD's NPI number?
Richard Paul Abben, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750388740, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Paul Abben, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Dunn St, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 876-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Paul Abben, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 07836R, 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 Richard Paul Abben, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Paul Abben, MD had 30,828 Medicare Part D claims for 2,304 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.