Samy A. Abdelghani, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Covington, LA
Samy A. Abdelghani, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1962778159, issued on Apr 1, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana 128556, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samy A. Abdelghani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 128556 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-2706
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180821001880); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Ochsner Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Terry ArthurPhysician Assistant1902424906
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- William Barfield, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427014612
- Samantha Bernard, NPNurse Practitioner1609694306
Verify Samy A. Abdelghani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 128556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,085 Medicare Part D claims for 850 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate745 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium589 claims
- Eliquis543 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate399 claims
- Carvedilol284 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium280 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: $219.13
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samy A. Abdelghani among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Samy A. Abdelghani, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Amkieh, M.D.Covington, LA 704331881696086
- Dorothy Banish, M.D.Covington, LA 704331821079773
- Martha Carr, M.D.Covington, LA 704331093779522
- Georges El Khoury Antoun, MDCovington, LA 704331265621130
- Gabriel Lasala, M.D.Covington, LA 704331477534295
- James Mace, MDCovington, LA 704331326098062
- Bekir Melek, MDCovington, LA 704331114033917
- Adriana Nagy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331154302016
Common questions
What is Samy A. Abdelghani, MD's NPI number?
Samy A. Abdelghani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962778159, issued on Apr 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samy A. Abdelghani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-2706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samy A. Abdelghani, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 128556, 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 Samy A. Abdelghani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samy A. Abdelghani, MD had 6,085 Medicare Part D claims for 850 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.