Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Shomo, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · New Orleans, LA

Richard Shomo, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1609853720, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1609853720
Name
Richard Shomo
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
2300 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA 70142
Phone
(504) 678-8148
Enumerated
Dec 29, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

697 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,139 among the 25,090 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Shomo697
  2. Specialty average1,139

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen92 claims
  2. Ibuprofen76 claims
  3. Cephalexin69 claims
  4. Methocarbamol31 claims
  5. Famotidine29 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl27 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.

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Louisiana

There are 349 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana.

Other medical physician assistant records in Louisiana

  1. Juanita Alexander-Sallier, P.A.Gretna, LA1043475759
  2. Katherine Alleyne, PA-CNew Orleans, LA1558610576
  3. John Allgood, PA-COpelousas, LA1386728541
  4. Hazel Alviar, PAPineville, LA1174686877
  5. Jason Amadeo, PA-CJefferson, LA1992091557
  6. Brian AmmonBaton Rouge, LA1376078022
  7. Tanya Andrepont, AUNew Orleans, LA1669561973
  8. Joseph Angelo, PAShreveport, LA1992831895
  9. Samantha Ashcraft, PA-CLafayette, LA1366858904
  10. Caroline AyersThibodaux, LA1588278246

Common questions

What is Richard Shomo, PA's NPI number?

Richard Shomo, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609853720, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Shomo, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70142. Phone: (504) 678-8148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Shomo, PA's license?

Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Shomo, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Shomo, PA had 697 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,139. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.