NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Roy Joseph Culotta, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Roy Joseph Culotta, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1851331458, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.14171R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851331458
Name
Roy Joseph Culotta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD.14171R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone
(225) 381-2755
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2024
Fax
(225) 381-2755
Medicaid ID
1105724 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040816000398); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8585 Picardy Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tori AbbessFamily Nurse Practitioner1881433324
  2. Mokhtar AbdallahInterventional Cardiology Physician1285050799
  3. Gregory Altazan, MSN, FNP-C, CENNurse Practitioner1295366219
  4. Shiva Anaji, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1063080026
  5. Nadira Aryal, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1356789911
  6. Stephanie Sue Awad, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891967642

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

366 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Roy Culotta366
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone48 claims
  2. Azithromycin47 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta33 claims
  4. Stiolto Respimat25 claims
  5. Opsumit23 claims
  6. Anoro Ellipta20 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): 85.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $418.01

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.

  1. Roy Culotta$418.01
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Lsuhn Billing LLCLafayette, LA
  3. Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana

  1. Tarek Abdallah, MDBaton Rouge, LA1912142761
  2. Ramsy Abdelghani, M.D.New Orleans, LA1487997219
  3. Cesar Aguilar Lopez, M.DNew Orleans, LA1093997363
  4. Juzar Ali, MD.,FRCP., FCCP(C)New Orleans, LA1508887522
  5. Sana Ali, MDOpelousas, LA1699268482
  6. Gregory Ardoin, M.D.Alexandria, LA1376633115
  7. Justin Ardoin, M.D.Lafayette, LA1962610360
  8. Teddy Arevalo Rodriguez, MDShreveport, LA1295390169
  9. Afsana Asharaf, MDShreveport, LA1114448784
  10. Daniel Banks, M.D.Shreveport, LA1790707131

Common questions

What is Roy Joseph Culotta, MD's NPI number?

Roy Joseph Culotta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851331458, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Roy Joseph Culotta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 381-2755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Roy Joseph Culotta, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.14171R, 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 Roy Joseph Culotta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Roy Joseph Culotta, MD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Roy Joseph Culotta, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.

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