Dr. Anitha Christopher, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 380
Metairie, LA 70006
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Jefferson Parish includes primary care (18% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 227
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
LA license 203314 -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
LA license 203314 -
Internal Medicine Physician
LA license 203314
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA
Medical groups
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLC (214 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 227
- Services billed
- 717
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 239 | 122 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 67 | 61 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 66 | 42 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 66 | 60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 64 | 43 |
| Test to measure rate of airflow | 57 | 50 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 55 | 52 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 40 | 19 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 37 | 37 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 221 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 207 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 143 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 136 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 127 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 113 |
| Ethambutol Hcl | 105 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 80 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 77 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Metairie, LA | 64 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 15 companies reported 78 payments worth $1,634 in total to this clinician.
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $567 |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $338 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $150 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $132 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $92.71 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $59.36 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | $51.52 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $51.15 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,634 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.