Surendra K. Purohit, MD
Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
Surendra K. Purohit, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1265506703, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 04588R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Surendra K. Purohit
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 04588R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 71207 Highway 21, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 892-6811
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 892-8767
- Medicaid ID
- 1159239 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 71207 Highway 21
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Surendra K. Purohit in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 04588RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
11,674 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 168 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride437 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium429 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium371 claims
- Omeprazole316 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium311 claims
- Prednisone303 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $294.23
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Urogen Pharma, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Louisiana Healthcare Associates, LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surendra K. Purohit among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Surendra K. Purohit, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 surgery physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 25 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Buonagura, MDCovington, LA 704331780676841
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- Michael Carpenter, M.D.Covington, LA 704331053312231
- James Cody, M.D.Covington, LA 704331265434187
- Ralph Corsetti, M.D.Covington, LA 704331750341863
- Matthew French, M.D.Covington, LA 704331609837087
- Stephen Harkness, MDCovington, LA 704331679501704
- Ludwig Heintz, M.D.Covington, LA 704331295736411
Common questions
What is Surendra K. Purohit, MD's NPI number?
Surendra K. Purohit, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265506703, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Surendra K. Purohit, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 71207 Highway 21, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 892-6811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Surendra K. Purohit, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 04588R, 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 Surendra K. Purohit, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Surendra K. Purohit, MD had 11,674 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Surendra K. Purohit, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100. 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.
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.