Rizwan Dudekula, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Gretna, LA
Rizwan Dudekula, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1619383718, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rizwan Dudekula
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 301766 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Ochsner Blvd, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 595-8310
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250822001829); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rizwan Dudekula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa189 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta164 claims
- Montelukast Sodium163 claims
- Prednisone75 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere56 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 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: $708.48
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCGretna, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rizwan Dudekula among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Rizwan Dudekula, M.D. is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Gretna → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Carol Mason, MDKenner, LA 700651851313621
- William Borron, MDMarrero, LA 700721790786861
- Thomas Grimstad, MDMarrero, LA 700721467453530
- Judy Kang, MDMarrero, LA 700721093716300
- Elaine Lanasa, MDMarrero, LA 700721982605051
Common questions
What is Rizwan Dudekula, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rizwan Dudekula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619383718, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rizwan Dudekula, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Ochsner Blvd, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 595-8310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rizwan Dudekula, M.D.'s license?
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 Rizwan Dudekula, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rizwan Dudekula, M.D. had 1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.