Dr. Rafael Osvaldo Hernandez Lora, MD

Dr. Hernandez Lora practices at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana.

Dr. Hernandez Lora's NPI, 1689914814, was assigned on February 25, 2013. Dr. Hernandez Lora graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 2006. Dr. Hernandez Lora holds Florida license ME119903.

Dr. Hernandez Lora's primary practice is East Jefferson General Hospital, at 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 454-4855.

Dr. Hernandez Lora's primary practice is East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Hernandez Lora is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital West. The medical group on file is Domus Care Solutions. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hernandez Lora to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hernandez Lora practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Hernandez Lora's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Hernandez Lora is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hernandez Lora's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New York.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety, arteritis, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Hernandez Lora treats.

CMS data shows 4,186 Medicare services from Dr. Hernandez Lora across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 337 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $211,586 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 337 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hernandez Lora in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 154 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.63, 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. Hernandez Lora's median patient age at 58, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hernandez Lora wrote 4,887 Medicare Part D claims for 318 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,179 of them, across 111 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $322,406 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,808 claims across 83 drugs.

Dr. Hernandez Lora accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hernandez Lora, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Hernandez Lora from 10 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $203.

Dr. Hernandez Lora graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 2006.

Dr. Hernandez Lora 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.