Miriam Azuoru
NPI 1073872834ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· New Orleans, LA
Hospitalist in New Orleans, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (class of 2012). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $595,069 for 7,137 claims, against $13,670 paid for services in 2024. Pharmaessentia USA Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $160.05 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1073872834 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 14, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 23, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | MD208019 | LA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 96 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 289 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,670 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,137 · 16,820 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 642 |
| Total drug cost | $595,069 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2012 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA · 2,864 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA
- Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$160.05 · 4 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaessentia USA Corporation | $102.69 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $57.36 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$160.05 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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