Laura Catherine Rachal, M.D.

NPI 1225422512ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· New Orleans, LA

Hospitalist (M.D.) in New Orleans, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2015). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $70,306 for 119 claims, against $13,973 paid for services in 2024. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $198.14 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1225422512
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Mar 24, 2015
Last updated in NPPES	Jul 5, 2023
Certified by provider	Jul 5, 2023

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Hospitalist Primary	208M00000X	311475	LA
Internal Medicine	207R00000X	311475	LA
Internal Medicine	207R00000X	246915	NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (LA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	55
Services billed	176 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$13,973

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	119 · 183 30-day fills
Patients	28
Total drug cost	$70,306
Generic share	75% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year	2015
Medicare specialty	Hospitalist
Secondary specialties	Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Medicine