NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anesthesiology Physician in Louisiana

623 NPPES records list anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 14 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. New Orleans and Shreveport have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 6 of 13.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207L00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

New Orleans has the most, 199

  1. New Orleans199
  2. Shreveport90
  3. Baton Rouge61
  4. Lafayette42
  5. Slidell25

Anesthesiology Physician records in Louisiana

  1. Blanche Hensgens, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011336400662
  2. Mark Henson, MDLafayette, LA 705031154350536
  3. Lilantha Herman Ferdinandez, MDMonroe, LA 712011295054088
  4. Edwin Herron, MDShreveport, LA 711031639260011
  5. Firas Hijazi, M.D.La Place, LA 700681962415943
  6. Johanna Hild, DONew Orleans, LA 701211467039305
  7. Hieu Hoang, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561003106964
  8. Meredith Hogan, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211861633836
  9. Marie Hollier, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701181336231356
  10. Aimee HomraNew Orleans, LA 701211770024077
  11. Peter Horowitz, MDRiver Ridge, LA 701231447224274
  12. Elizabeth Horton, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701191588939748
  13. Lex Hubbard, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051194705871
  14. Keith Hude, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211407037724
  15. Matthew Hughes, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051447220660
  16. Glen Hurlston, MDLeesville, LA 714461962579052
  17. Dennis Hutchens, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651366533366
  18. Ronald Hutchison, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051972582039
  19. Brad Hymel, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081811164072
  20. Jayachandra Induru, MDNew Orleans, LA 701311447222575
  21. Michael Iverson, M.D.Covington, LA 704331528061041
  22. Vijaya Jayagopal, M.D.Bogalusa, LA 704271447293139
  23. Carlo Jean BaptisteShreveport, LA 711031821732132
  24. Michael Jennings, MDLafayette, LA 705081639166788
  25. June Jesunathadas, DOBaton Rouge, LA 708081457882961
  26. Preya JhitaNew Orleans, LA 701211912431768
  27. Sanjiv Jindia, MDLafayette, LA 705081316934466
  28. Reena John, D.O,Metairie, LA 700061588019962
  29. Brian Johnson, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011801931597
  30. Judy Johnson, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151275574246
  31. Jerry Johnston, MDMonroe, LA 712011962865691
  32. Lyndia Jones, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121124130810
  33. Robert Jones, MDShreveport, LA 711051376533737
  34. Rushton Jones, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011568625093
  35. Willie Joseph, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121750564928
  36. Anusha Kallurkar, MDShreveport, LA 711031598241580
  37. Vilasini Karnik, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211689622151
  38. Amarendar Kasarla, MDLafayette, LA 705081104813260
  39. Venkateswara Kata, MDMetairie, LA 700021457396046
  40. Shweta Kathuria Arora, MDShreveport, LA 711031710212402
  41. Joseph Kellum, MDHouma, LA 703601245204320
  42. Julia Kendrick, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031376836510
  43. Deborah Kennedy, MDLafayette, LA 705031093702037
  44. Richard Kesten, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051609855766
  45. Mi Mi Kim, MDSlidell, LA 704611295231942
  46. Angela King, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121710049424
  47. Rebecca Kinnard, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031730313115
  48. Jed Kinnick, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121295051332
  49. Carl KirchnerNew Orleans, LA 701211144724733
  50. Ernest Kistler, MDShreveport, LA 711011750362109

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Kentucky14
  2. North Carolina14
  3. Tennessee14
  4. Louisiana14
  5. West Virginia14
  6. North Dakota13
  7. 50 states and D.C.18

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Louisiana75.8%
  2. United States73.7%

Anesthesiology Physician records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file472 of 623 · 75.8% here, 73.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file430 · 69.0% here, 67.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more418 · 67.1% here, 57.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 430 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

623 NPPES records list anesthesiology physician (207L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 14 per 100,000 residents against 18 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 199 of them (32%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Kentucky635
  2. Oklahoma611
  3. Alabama581
  4. Utah670

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Tennessee13.6
  2. North Carolina13.7
  3. West Virginia13.5
  4. North Dakota13.4

The largest states

  1. California7,571
  2. New York5,062
  3. Texas4,635
  4. Florida3,375
  5. Illinois2,575

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.