John-Mario Walter Altamirano, FNP
NPI 1659764041ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Lafayette, LA
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with Cardiovascular Institute of the South, LLC, practicing in Lafayette, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $49,406 for 415 claims, against $12,241 paid for services in 2024. Abiomed was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $241.43 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1659764041 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 20, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | AP08184 | LA |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (LA); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MS) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 141 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 251 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $12,241 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 415 · 857 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 106 |
| Total drug cost | $49,406 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South, LLCLafayette, LA · 146 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LA
- Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA
- Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA
- Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA
- Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$241.43 · 7 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$487.32 · 20 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $183.33 | 4 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $24.47 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $18.22 | 1 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $15.41 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$241.43 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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