NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Louisiana

89 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 1.9 per 100,000 residents, the 28th 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 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 19

  1. Baton Rouge19
  2. New Orleans19
  3. Shreveport14
  4. Metairie8
  5. Lafayette5

Rheumatology Physician records in Louisiana

  1. Claire Mickey, MDNew Orleans, LA 701191467073320
  2. Joseph Nesheiwat, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081417061912
  3. John Nitsche, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061053311530
  4. Kelsey Pasch, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081023578028
  5. Nirupa Patel, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151851586218
  6. Smita Pechitty, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091346367414
  7. Frankie Pedigo, MDShreveport, LA 711011700240504
  8. Louis Perdue, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061184838716
  9. Stephen Pollet, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081265453955
  10. Therese Posas-Mendoza, MDCovington, LA 704331538566062
  11. Jerry PoundsMetairie, LA 700051245554278
  12. Thomas Pressly, MDShreveport, LA 711031588779425
  13. Robert Quinet, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211336195684
  14. Rochelle Robicheaux Metoyer, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701750575890
  15. Lesley Saketkoo, MD; MPHNew Orleans, LA 701301144253931
  16. Pavana Lalithya SakhamuriLafayette, LA 705031548897002
  17. Jonathan Schouest, MDLacombe, LA 704451972007714
  18. Evangeline Scopelitis, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211841209756
  19. Marielisa Sedrish, MD, FACRSlidell, LA 704581962561191
  20. Phillip Sedrish, MD, FACRSlidell, LA 704581992864128
  21. Leonard Serebro, M.D. FACTMetairie, LA 700061457398851
  22. Mansi Shah, D.O.Shreveport, LA 711151003090663
  23. Sean Shannon, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081619995487
  24. Mohammad Shbeeb, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011255361069
  25. Agnes Solon, MDAlexandria, LA 713031558362004
  26. Malik Spady, M.D.Covington, LA 704331649259789
  27. Saravanan Thiagarajan, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708091154639839
  28. Ross Thibodaux, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011447693619
  29. Aabu Thomas, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701396932711
  30. Karen ToribioNew Orleans, LA 701211619141108
  31. Sarwat Umer, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031871703108
  32. Manuel Vargas, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121366838948
  33. Alfredo Vichot, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151720070378
  34. Mary Walton, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011235349580
  35. Tamika Webb Detege, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211538353800
  36. Susan Williams, MDShreveport, LA 711061477639565
  37. Merlin Wilson, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151952388969
  38. Supraja Yeturi, MDOpelousas, LA 705701528346251
  39. Jerald Zakem, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211396764643

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Florida2.2
  2. North Carolina2.2
  3. Tennessee2.0
  4. Louisiana1.9
  5. Kentucky1.9
  6. Utah1.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. Louisiana87.6%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file78 of 89 · 87.6% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file66 · 74.2% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more58 · 65.2% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 66 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

89 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 1.9 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 19 of them (21%).

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. Kentucky88
  2. Puerto Rico87
  3. Alabama97
  4. Oregon101

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Tennessee2.0
  2. Utah1.9
  3. Maine1.9
  4. Indiana1.9

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.