Robert S. Hoover, MD
Nephrology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Robert S. Hoover, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1255492088, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 326520, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert S. Hoover
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 326520 LA
036107636 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Tulane Ave # 8545, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5352
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 988-1909
- Medicaid IDs
- 2561120 LA
036107636 IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210524000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1430 Tulane Ave # 8545
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert S. Hoover in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 326520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $128.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert S. Hoover among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Robert S. Hoover, MD is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arnold Alper, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121477509107
- Vecihi Batuman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121528159670
- Lotuce Hamm, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467543520
- Timothy Hammond, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121750476024
- Ramprasad Kandavar, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121669558920
- Myra Kleinpeter, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121184717498
- N Kevin Krane, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121740373950
- Rajesh Mohandas, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121275642837
Common questions
What is Robert S. Hoover, MD's NPI number?
Robert S. Hoover, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255492088, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert S. Hoover, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Tulane Ave # 8545, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert S. Hoover, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 326520, 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.
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.