Dr. Robert C. Hendel, MD
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- George Washington University School of Medicine (1983)
- Years since graduation
- 43
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 113
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
- 1983Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
LA license 304369 · FL license ME105915
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
- University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Medical groups
- Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (393 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
- 113
- Services billed
- 231
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 37 | 18 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 23 | 19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 21 | 13 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 18 | 18 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 17 | 13 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 17 | 17 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 15 | 12 |
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, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $287 in total to this clinician.
| GE Healthcare | $150 |
|---|---|
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $137 |
| Food and Beverage | $287 |
|---|
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $26,058 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Paramount
Cleerly, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.