Dr. Laurel Lackey Branch, MD

Dr. Branch practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Branch's NPI, 1912437617, was assigned on June 14, 2017. Dr. Branch graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 2017. Dr. Branch holds California license A172755.

Dr. Branch's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

Dr. Branch's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Branch is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branch to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Branch practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Branch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Branch is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Branch's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Louisiana and South Carolina.

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Branch across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,567 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 17 patients. 61% of them have arthritis, and 61% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Branch's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Branch wrote 154 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 86 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,679 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Branch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Branch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Branch as offering telehealth. CMS counts 148 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Branch, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Branch in 2025. Dr. Branch's most frequent co-authors are Brenda J. Hoffman, MD, Robert Anthony Moran, MD and Thomas John Savides, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Branch from 5 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $5,753.

Dr. Branch graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 2017.

Dr. Branch is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.