Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Metairie, LA
Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1679731574, issued on May 28, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204325, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Griffin Gaines
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- MD.204325 LA
ME127642 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3530 Houma Blvd Ste 300, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 264-5142
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1090972 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3530 Houma Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Griffin Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.204325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,677 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate151 claims
- Carvedilol115 claims
- Spironolactone102 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
- Furosemide95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate92 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: $120.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
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- Donna Adams, MDBaton Rouge, LA1770592297
- Farhad Aduli, MDCovington, LA1023051372
- Murtuza Ali, M.D.New Orleans, LA1427110451
- Rehan Ali, M.D.Lafayette, LA1912198532
- Amit Amin, M.D.Lafayette, LA1144458027
- Frank Arena, M.D.Covington, LA1689671232
- Ayush AroraThibodaux, LA1144672320
Common questions
What is Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679731574, issued on May 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3530 Houma Blvd Ste 300, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 264-5142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204325, 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 Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Griffin Gaines, M.D. had 1,677 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.