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2026 NPPES data General Practice Physician NPI 1265506703 MD
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General Practice Physician in Covington, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,725 in General Practice Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
12K
Medicare Part D claims · 628 beneficiaries · General Practice Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
87.9/100
▲ 5 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$294.23
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Surendra Purohit, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.9/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 12,209 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 87.9/100
- MIPS score · +5 vs avg
- 12K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Surendra Purohit, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
88 Top 46% higher than 54% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Surendra Purohit, MD sits
This provider among general practice physician peers
Across the 783 general practice physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Surendra Purohit, MD writes more Part D claims than 91% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 63% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one general practice physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Surendra Purohit, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Surendra Purohit, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Surendra Purohit, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
General Practice Physician
Medicare Part D claims
12,209 325% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
87.9/100 4.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How General Practice Physician compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Surendra Purohit, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the General Practice Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 87.9/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (General Practice Physician) - 87.9/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Surendra Purohit, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a General Practice Physician provider holding MD credentials at 71207 HIGHWAY 21, Covington, LA, 70433, with a listed phone of (985) 892-6811. NPI 1265506703 was issued on 11/17/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 12,209 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 628 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $853K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 87.9/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 88, Cost 72.9), compared with the national average of 83.1.
General Practice Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,725 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,872 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1265506703 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | General Practice Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 11/17/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
87.8773
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
88.048
Quality
72.8731
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Surendra Purohit, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Louisiana Healthcare Associates, LLC
Covington, LA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Surendra Purohit, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$294
Largest payer
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Surendra Purohit, MD - brand share 10.0%
General Practice Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 12,209 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
12,209
Total Claims
$853K
Total Drug Cost
628
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 24,456
- Total Day Supply
- 701,418
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $694K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $153K
- Opioid Claims
- 230 (1.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 530
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.45
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 46, 65-74: 279, 75-84: 247, 85+: 56
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Surendra Purohit, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Levocetirizine Dih…
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride
466 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
461 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
395 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
347 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
319 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
301 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
289 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
283 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 466 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 461 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 395 |
| Omeprazole | 347 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 319 |
| Metformin Hcl | 301 |
| Gabapentin | 289 |
| Losartan Potassium | 283 |
| Prednisone | 267 |
| Meloxicam | 247 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
General Practice Physician Overview
How Surendra Purohit, MD fits within the General Practice Physician landscape nationally.
16,725
General Practice Physician Providers in US
56
States with General Practice Physician
2,872
Avg Claims per Provider
Surendra Purohit, MD's 12,209 claims are above the specialty average of 2,872.
Nearby General Practice Physician Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Purohit.
Dr. Paul Abide
MD
Denham Springs, LA
Dr. Miguel Aguilera
M.D.
Metairie, LA
Dr. Lisa Alevizon
MD
Houme, LA
Dr. Helena Altick
M.D.
Monroe, LA
Dr. Barbara Ardoin
M.D.
Lafayette, LA
Compare General Practice Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Surendra Purohit, MD's specialty? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD specializes in General Practice Physician and practices in Covington, Louisiana. Credentials: MD.
How much does Surendra Purohit, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Surendra Purohit, MD wrote 12,209 Medicare Part D claims totaling $853K in drug costs for 628 beneficiaries.
What is Surendra Purohit, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 87.9/100 (Quality: 88, Cost: 72.9). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Surendra Purohit, MD located? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD is located at 71207 HIGHWAY 21, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 892-6811.
What is Surendra Purohit, MD's NPI number? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265506703, issued on 11/17/2006.
Does Surendra Purohit, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $694K in brand drug costs.
Does Surendra Purohit, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Surendra Purohit, MD had 230 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.9%.
How many General Practice Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,725 General Practice Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average General Practice Physician provider writes 2,872 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Surendra Purohit, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Surendra Purohit, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride, Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Surendra Purohit, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 12,209 Part D claims and 628 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Surendra Purohit, MD's credentials? ▼
Surendra Purohit, MD's NPI is 1265506703 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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