Active NPI 1083673917 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Merrill James Laurent , MD

Internal Medicine • Covington, LA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Merrill Laurent, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Covington, LA. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1992, Dr. Laurent delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1202 S TYLER ST.

Dr. Laurent maintains professional affiliations with Curana Health Of Louisiana Llc, St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No 1 and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1202 S Tyler St

Covington, LA 704332330

Telephone 9858984000

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Total Anesthesia Care Stph, Llc Facility NPI 1669475190

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Covington, LA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +10.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.3 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

63 Specialists

Practicing in Covington, LA (1847 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

23.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

28.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Laurent (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Covington Specialty Average (23.3 Years) 23.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	83	67	$32.00	$15.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	63	$90.64	$88.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	71	62	$155.00	$61.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$140.00	$125.73
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	12	11	$230.00	$170.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	432	46	$297.00	$114.36
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	157	26	$134.90	$72.66
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	56	55	$265.63	$175.27
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	42	17	$75.00	$38.49
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	28	27	$363.00	$109.43
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	23	13	$174.52	$103.73
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	17	$593.00	$166.64
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	16	16	$205.00	$128.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	668	80	$297.00	$99.66
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	98	32	$135.00	$68.63
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	77	24	$75.00	$43.39
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	76	73	$257.50	$161.91
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	24	$210.00	$70.27
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	37	36	$363.00	$102.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	30	30	$593.00	$182.31
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	23	11	$1969.00	$216.82
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	14	13	$230.00	$160.90
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	12	12	$205.00	$102.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	602	56	$297.00	$102.06
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	74	20	$134.57	$69.65
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	62	19	$75.00	$44.22
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	53	49	$247.92	$164.61
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	49	18	$210.00	$71.22
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	27	25	$363.00	$104.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	24	22	$593.00	$198.46
99318 Nursing facility annual assessment, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$145.00	$93.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	394	45	$297.00	$104.59
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	302	47	$210.00	$72.26
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	80	76	$217.56	$166.36
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	46	14	$133.13	$70.75
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	25	$593.00	$198.92
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	26	24	$363.00	$106.15
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	15	11	$161.00	$91.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	477	106	$159.15	$71.50
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	129	126	$200.00	$164.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	101	$155.00	$104.12
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	117	44	$91.62	$39.10
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	92	44	$282.62	$102.99
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	74	74	$220.00	$111.55
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	63	57	$397.67	$194.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	39	$100.00	$71.35
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	46	46	$325.00	$160.69
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	45	42	$310.13	$105.23
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	35	26	$140.00	$89.71
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	20	20	$80.00	$51.06
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	19	18	$100.00	$67.39
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	15	11	$70.00	$39.12
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	14	13	$489.00	$183.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	646	192	$105.00	$71.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	423	239	$155.00	$102.34
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	198	22	$5.00	$1.79
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	187	166	$300.00	$198.17
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	153	80	$75.00	$38.59
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	150	138	$200.00	$162.74
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	149	149	$220.00	$110.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	129	102	$100.00	$69.54
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	86	12	$90.00	$40.30
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	82	60	$180.00	$103.73
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	75	72	$30.00	$18.93
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	69	66	$60.00	$51.17
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	64	57	$80.00	$51.02
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	58	36	$140.00	$88.93
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	55	23	$70.00	$39.25
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	41	28	$150.00	$102.25
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	33	33	$300.00	$182.60
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	27	27	$30.00	$18.93
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	21	21	$325.00	$166.09
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	19	19	$125.00	$105.59
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	17	$225.00	$139.34
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	16	16	$75.00	$16.02
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	15	13	$100.00	$67.31
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	12	11	$300.00	$155.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$255.00	$158.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	521	152	$105.09	$70.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	399	207	$155.00	$102.08
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	264	28	$5.00	$1.83
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	247	90	$100.00	$66.61
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	158	158	$220.51	$109.40
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	152	81	$75.00	$38.47
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	142	127	$300.00	$195.68
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	140	129	$200.00	$161.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	134	104	$100.00	$69.35
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	92	84	$80.00	$50.85
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	78	78	$30.00	$23.25
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	71	44	$140.00	$88.23
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	70	70	$60.00	$48.05
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	68	35	$60.00	$43.06
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	62	33	$70.00	$38.80
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	46	45	$30.00	$23.25
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	39	33	$180.00	$104.15
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	31	26	$300.00	$181.52
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	26	26	$260.00	$186.61
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	20	20	$125.00	$95.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	19	15	$150.00	$101.94
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$225.00	$138.03
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	13	13	$75.00	$15.98
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	13	11	$130.00	$70.63
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	11	$243.33	$133.97

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License LA 09845R

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Pediatrics

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X

State License LA 09845R

A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1986933 (LA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No 1

201 Saint Ann Dr B, Mandeville, LA 704713219

Phone: 9856261717

Curana Health Of Louisiana Llc

2900 Westfork Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 708270004

Phone: 8772604747

St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No 1

1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 704332330

Phone: 9858983743

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

Regina Bourgeois , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1013978659

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Dr. Haley Davis , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1033451893

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Madison Moore , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal

NPI 1033967963

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Gloria Dunn , MD

Anesthesiology

NPI 1043228133

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Deborah Walker Mccarthy , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1043273667

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Esteban Zorrilla , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1063461176

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 30, 2019

Registered at 1202 S TYLER ST, COVINGTON, LA 704332330 (Tel: 9858984000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 30, 2019

Registered at 1202 S TYLER ST, COVINGTON, LA 704332330 (Tel: 9858984000)

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NPI Profile Active February 23, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 23, 2011

Registered at 56 STARBRUSH CIR, COVINGTON, LA 704337208 (Tel: 9858710095)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 23, 2011

Registered at 1375 CORPORATE SQUARE DR, SLIDELL, LA 704583147 (Tel: 9857262655)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 23, 2011

Recorded as MERRILL LAURENT, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 23, 2011

Internal Medicine (License #09845R in LA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 20, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1083673917

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 20, 2006

Last Update: July 30, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1202 S Tyler St

Covington, LA 704332330

Phone: 9858984000

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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