Mehmet Numan Tamer

Mehmet Tamer practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Mehmet Tamer's NPI, 1760005706, was assigned on May 26, 2020. Mehmet Tamer holds Louisiana license 338014.

Mehmet Tamer's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

Mehmet Tamer's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Mehmet Tamer to 1 more dialysis center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Mehmet Tamer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Mehmet Tamer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Mehmet Tamer's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Missouri.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure among the conditions Mehmet Tamer treats.

CMS data shows 294 Medicare services from Mehmet Tamer across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 151 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,428 for them.

CMS counts 151 Medicare patients who saw Mehmet Tamer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 57% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Mehmet Tamer's median patient age at 67, with 53% women.

In 2024, Mehmet Tamer wrote 281 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 137 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,567 in total drug cost.

Mehmet Tamer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Mehmet Tamer, published from 2010 to 2023. 2010 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Blood Glucose and Body Mass Index. Mehmet Tamer's most frequent co-authors are Bahar Bastani, MD and Kana Miyata.

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Mehmet Tamer from 12 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $201.

Mehmet Tamer is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.