Dr. Andrew Elson, MD
Radiation Oncology (Radiation Oncology Physician)
4950 Essen Ln
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
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East Baton Rouge Parish includes primary care (46% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine (2010)
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 392
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2010Medical school: University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
- 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Radiation Oncology Physician primary
LA license 208135 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Tammany PArish Hospital Covington, LA
- North Oaks Medical Center Hammond, LA
Medical groups
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (100 clinicians)
- St. Elizabeth-Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, L.l.c. (15 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
- 392
- Services billed
- 11,327
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 9,400 | 81 |
| Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml | 1,445 | 11 |
| Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | 824 | 119 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 629 | 76 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 288 | 69 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 213 | 54 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 200 | 70 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 195 | 49 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 190 | 69 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 184 | 157 |
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
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, 8 companies reported 16 payments worth $1,555 in total to this clinician.
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $1,414 |
|---|---|
| Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation | $25.22 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $24.59 |
| Bioprotect Medical, Inc. | $22.98 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $19.67 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $17.59 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $17.30 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $13.63 |
| Travel and Lodging | $909 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $646 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Nov 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Varian Ethos Treatment Planning · Oncology · travel to Philadelphia, PA · in-kind | $909 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.