Katherine Tracy Argote
NPI 1487125613ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· New Orleans, LA
Physician Assistant with Dr. Brain, Inc, practicing in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $129,519 for 1,310 claims, against $7,167 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $454.06 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists East Jefferson General Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1487125613 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 16, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 16, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 320035 | 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 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 61 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 100 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,167 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,310 · 2,118 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 178 |
| Total drug cost | $129,519 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Dr. Brain, IncNew Orleans, LA · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA
- New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA
- Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$454.06 · 9 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$720.62 · 20 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $312.37 | 7 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $111.90 | 1 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | $29.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$454.06 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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