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Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer, MD
NPI1609255231PAC ID4880096940
- Medicare services, 2024
- 290
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 190
- Part D claims, 2024
- 849
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 76
- Practice address
- 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer is a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Pointer practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
Dr. Pointer's NPI, 1609255231, was assigned on May 28, 2015. Dr. Pointer graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Pointer holds Louisiana license 326133.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1609255231NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880096940
- NPI enumeration date
- May 28, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Pointer'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.
- Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 · Jefferson ParishPhone(504) 842-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Pointer's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Pointer is also affiliated with Touro Infirmary. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pointer to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Touro InfirmaryOchsner Health2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. PointerSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pointer practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer is one of 226 gastroenterologists in Louisiana
Gastroenterology is Dr. Pointer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Pointer is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, LouisianaPrimary
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Pointer
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
226gastroenterologists in Louisiana51gastroenterologists in New Orleans22gastroenterologists at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer billed Medicare for 290 services in 2024
CMS data shows 290 Medicare services from Dr. Pointer across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 190 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,490 for them.
Medicare services, 2024290
Medicare patients190
Paid by Medicare$24,490
Procedure codes11
Dr. Pointer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2032024: 2114%
- Surgery
- 2023: 872024: 6624%
- Other services
- 2023: 192024: 1332%
Where Dr. Pointer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office155%
- In a facility27595%
Dr. Pointer compared with the Louisiana median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Pointer
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 290vs 46938% below
- Medicare patients
- 190vs 27731% below
- Part D claims
- 655vs 626Close to median
Medians across 228 gastroenterologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pointer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer treated 190 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pointer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pointer's median patient age at 62, with 67% women.
Medicare patients, 2024190
Average age75
Average risk score1.58
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Pointer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pointer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13269%
- Men5831%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pointer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis55%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Anxiety29%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes27%
- Mood disorders27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pointer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women67%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer wrote 849 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pointer wrote 849 Medicare Part D claims for 249 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 655 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $82,196 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 378 claims across 9 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024849
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$82,196
Part D patients249
Dr. Pointer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic668 claims79%
- Brand-name181 claims21%
Dr. Pointer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pointer's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics7%56 of 849 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3782024: 65573%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Pointer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pointer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pointer as offering telehealth. CMS counts 47 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Pointer, more than 62% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Pointer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 76of 100Final score
- 71.6of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Pointer ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 62nd percentile47 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 56th percentile35 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Pointer in 2017. Dr. Pointer's most frequent co-authors are Zaid Hilal Hadi Al-Qurayshi, MD, David Taylor Pointer, MD and Douglas Slakey, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Pointer's most frequent co-authors
- Zaid Hilal Hadi Al-Qurayshi, MD1 shared paper
- David Taylor Pointer, MD1 shared paper
- Douglas Slakey, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Pointer
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer received $4,079 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 189 general payments to Dr. Pointer from 29 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,580.
General payments to Dr. Pointer by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Pointer by kind, 2018 to 2025
$4.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$4,05599%
- Education$241%
Companies that paid Dr. Pointer the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Pointer graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's NPI number?
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's NPI number is 1609255231. It was assigned on May 28, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer?
Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer is a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer practice?
Dr. Pointer practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Pointer's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pointer to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pointer is (504) 842-3000.
What is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's medical license number?
Dr. Pointer holds Louisiana license 326133.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer affiliated with?
Dr. Pointer practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Pointer is also affiliated with Touro Infirmary.
What medical group is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer part of?
Dr. Pointer is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Pointer to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pointer billed Medicare for 290 services in 2024, and Dr. Pointer accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Pointer as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer's MIPS score?
Dr. Pointer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer see?
CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pointer in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pointer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer go to medical school?
Dr. Pointer graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pointer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Dicyclomine HCl.
Has Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,079 in general payments to Dr. Pointer from 29 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer been practicing?
Dr. Pointer graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Pointer.
Who does Dr. Lauren Slakey Pointer publish with?
Dr. Pointer's most frequent co-authors are Zaid Hilal Hadi Al-Qurayshi, MD (1 shared paper), David Taylor Pointer, MD (1 shared paper) and Douglas Slakey, MD (1 shared paper).
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