Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield, MD

  • New Orleans, LA
  • Glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician
NPI1326099888PAC ID3678618303
Medicare services, 2024
726
Medicare patients, 2024
230
Part D claims, 2024
6,281
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$2,415
Practice address
1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Practice phone
Call (504) 842-3000
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Primary practice

Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Hospital · New Orleans, Louisiana

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Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Dr. Loftfield's NPI, 1326099888, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Loftfield graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Loftfield holds Louisiana license MD.06809R.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678618303
NPI enumeration date
May 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(504) 842-3000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Loftfield'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.

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Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Loftfield's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Loftfield to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner Medical Center - New OrleansAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield is one of 5 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Louisiana

Glaucoma specialist is Dr. Loftfield's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0009X. Dr. Loftfield is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology), LouisianaPrimaryLicense MD.06809R · taxonomy 207WX0009X

Glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physicians near Dr. Loftfield

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5glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Louisiana
4glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in New Orleans
2glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physicians at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield billed Medicare for 726 services in 2024

CMS data shows 726 Medicare services from Dr. Loftfield across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 230 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,558 for them.

Medicare services, 2024726
Medicare patients230
Paid by Medicare$39,558
Procedure codes7

Dr. Loftfield's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3972024: 43710%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5032024: 27446%
Surgery
2023: 172024: 1512%

Where Dr. Loftfield's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office14720%
  • In a facility57980%

Dr. Loftfield's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield treated 230 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Loftfield in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Loftfield's median patient age at 77, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024230
Average age78
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Loftfield's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Loftfield's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13057%
  • Men10043%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Loftfield's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol73%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Diabetes40%
  5. Chronic kidney disease30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease22%
  7. Osteoporosis17%
  8. Anxiety16%

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Dr. Loftfield's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield wrote 6,281 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Loftfield wrote 6,281 Medicare Part D claims for 912 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,171 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $546,969 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,068 claims across 27 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,281
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$546,969
Part D patients912

Dr. Loftfield's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,188 claims67%
  • Brand-name2,093 claims33%

Dr. Loftfield'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. Loftfield's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics0%15 of 6,281 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: 6,0682024: 6,1712%

Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 27 in 2023.

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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. Katherine M. Loftfield ranks in the 40th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

Dr. Loftfield accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Loftfield, more than 40% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Loftfield ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
40th percentile16 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield received $2,415 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 72 general payments to Dr. Loftfield from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,037.

General payments to Dr. Loftfield by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Loftfield by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,32596%
  • Education$753%
  • Gifts$151%

Companies that paid Dr. Loftfield the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Dr. Loftfield graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's NPI number?

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's NPI number is 1326099888. It was assigned on May 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield?

Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (taxonomy code 207WX0009X).

Where does Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield practice?

Dr. Loftfield practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Loftfield's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Loftfield to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Loftfield is (504) 842-3000.

What is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield's medical license number?

Dr. Loftfield holds Louisiana license MD.06809R.

Which hospitals is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield affiliated with?

Dr. Loftfield practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.

What medical group is Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield part of?

Dr. Loftfield is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Loftfield to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Loftfield billed Medicare for 726 services in 2024, and Dr. Loftfield accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield see?

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Loftfield in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Loftfield's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92133) and eye exam or test (92020).

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Where did Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield go to medical school?

Dr. Loftfield graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Loftfield's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,415 in general payments to Dr. Loftfield from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Katherine M. Loftfield been practicing?

Dr. Loftfield graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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