NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Louisiana

336 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 7.3 per 100,000 residents, the 35th highest rate of 51. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 5 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

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

Baton Rouge has the most, 46

  1. Baton Rouge46
  2. New Orleans45
  3. Shreveport43
  4. Metairie26
  5. Lafayette21

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Louisiana

  1. Michael Meinhold, DOLake Charles, LA 706051245612068
  2. Christopher MerrittJefferson, LA 701211881269678
  3. Mark Meyer, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211043262348
  4. Richard Meyer, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151588664718
  5. Cary Mielke, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031568549574
  6. Matko Milicic, M.D.Metairie, LA 700051063505303
  7. Roland Miller, MDAbbeville, LA 705101427027663
  8. Chad Millet, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151497747380
  9. Marion Milstead, MDShreveport, LA 711011265425508
  10. Bobby Mimeles, MDMetairie, LA 700011174524888
  11. Willard Moore, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211629239991
  12. Massimo Morandi, M.D.FACSShreveport, LA 711031215005020
  13. Edward Morgan, MDShreveport, LA 711051215923248
  14. Andrew Moritz, MDBossier City, LA 711111265640809
  15. Stephen Morris, MDRaceland, LA 703941508904392
  16. Richard Morvant, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011548315500
  17. John Moss, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151538151006
  18. Robert Moukarzel, M.D.Gonzales, LA 707371285794693
  19. David Muldowny, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081073513826
  20. George Murphy, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651801127444
  21. Gerard Murtagh, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081376531319
  22. Michael Nammour, MDShreveport, LA 711031356879837
  23. Stephen Nason, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861861463549
  24. John Noble, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051982656450
  25. Paul Novakovich, MDRuston, LA 712701023227683
  26. Pierce Nunley, MDShreveport, LA 711011417940750
  27. Gordon Nutik, MDMetairie, LA 700061710052006
  28. Daniel Oas, D.O.Alexandria, LA 713011093782443
  29. John Ochsner, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211215981782
  30. Charles Olivier, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081528065380
  31. Margaret Olmedo, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031134145410
  32. John Osborne, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601619940889
  33. William Overdyke, MDShreveport, LA 711011295739001
  34. Matti Palo, MDCovington, LA 704331013949619
  35. Melvin Parnell, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061871548933
  36. Miles Parsons, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011407385586
  37. Prerana Patel, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181457460313
  38. Andrew Patton, MDShreveport, LA 711011649530106
  39. Jeffrey Pearson, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011710364948
  40. Louis Perdue, MDAlexandria, LA 713011215901160
  41. Brian Perry, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708101962791251
  42. James Perry, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051346292810
  43. Julio Petilon, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081245205020
  44. Scott Petrie, MDGonzales, LA 707371700802733
  45. Jeffrey Pinto, MDLacombe, LA 704451760447379
  46. Herbert Plauche, MDCovington, LA 704331275599557
  47. Robert Po, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713061811071392
  48. Kim Poludnianyk, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706011609072792
  49. David Pope, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081184612582
  50. Robert Rabalais, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101083630040

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 35 of 51 per resident

  1. New Jersey7.4
  2. Maryland7.4
  3. Delaware7.4
  4. Louisiana7.3
  5. Indiana7.2
  6. West Virginia7.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. Louisiana77.1%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file259 of 336 · 77.1% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file213 · 63.4% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more212 · 63.1% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 213 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

336 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 7.3 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 46 of them (14%).

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. Oregon335
  2. Alabama340
  3. Connecticut348
  4. Kentucky364

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware7.4
  2. Maryland7.4
  3. New Jersey7.4
  4. Oklahoma7.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.