NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas H. Mims, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Thomas H. Mims, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1649216904, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 20638, 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
1649216904
Name
Thomas H. Mims
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
20638 LA
020638 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3525 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone
(504) 648-2510
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
May 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 897-2064
Medicaid ID
1018180 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070425000490); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
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 3525 Prytania St.

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

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Verify Thomas H. Mims in five checks

  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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,363 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Thomas Mims1,363
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol88 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
  3. Hydralazine Hcl79 claims
  4. Carvedilol72 claims
  5. Jardiance63 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium61 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): 96.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $143.49

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Mims$143.49
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas H. Mims among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Thomas H. Mims, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans

They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Borne, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151063434835
  2. David Brown, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151053314088
  3. Gungor Eroglu, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151992705073
  4. Charles Field, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151164420444
  5. John Kokemor, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151013917517
  6. Rene Louapre, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151417957002
  7. Arnold Lupin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151164487310
  8. Robert Miles, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151639173149

Common questions

What is Thomas H. Mims, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas H. Mims, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649216904, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas H. Mims, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3525 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 648-2510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas H. Mims, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 20638, 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 H. Mims, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas H. Mims, M.D. had 1,363 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas H. Mims, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 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.

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