Dr. Michael R. Hand, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,829
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 405
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,619
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 711 Wood St, Monroe, LA 71201
- Practice phone
- Call (318) 323-8847
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists
Monroe, Louisiana
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Dr. Michael R. Hand is a nephrologist in Monroe, Louisiana
Dr. Hand practices at Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists in Monroe, Louisiana.
Dr. Hand's NPI, 1417927492, was assigned on January 24, 2006. Dr. Hand graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Hand holds Louisiana license 021439.
- NPI
- 1417927492NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305858192
- NPI enumeration date
- January 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (318) 323-8847
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael R. Hand practices at Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists in Monroe, Louisiana
Dr. Hand's primary practice is Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists, at 711 Wood St, Monroe, LA 71201 in Ouachita Parish. The practice phone is (318) 323-8847.
- Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists711 Wood St, Monroe, LA 71201 · Ouachita ParishPhone(318) 323-8847
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michael R. Hand is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hand's primary practice is Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists in Monroe, Louisiana. Dr. Hand is also affiliated with St. Francis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hand to 4 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael R. Hand's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hand practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists | Available with a free account |
| +11 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael R. Hand is one of 196 nephrologists in Louisiana
Nephrology is Dr. Hand's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Hand is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, LouisianaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Hand
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael R. Hand billed Medicare for 1,829 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,829 Medicare services from Dr. Hand across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 405 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $217,887 for them.
Dr. Hand's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7582024: 83911%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8402024: 8331%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 157
Where Dr. Hand's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office87248%
- In a facility95752%
Dr. Hand compared with the Louisiana median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Hand
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 1,829vs 6163.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 405vs 21291% above
- Part D claims
- 1,340vs 76974% above
Medians across 192 nephrologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hand'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. Michael R. Hand treated 405 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hand in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 128 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.72, 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. Hand's median patient age at 69, with 48% women.
Dr. Hand's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hand's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20651%
- Men19949%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hand's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes66%
- Ischemic heart disease61%
- Heart failure60%
- Arthritis49%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hand's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael R. Hand wrote 1,619 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hand wrote 1,619 Medicare Part D claims for 244 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,340 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $614,165 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,167 claims across 33 drugs.
Dr. Hand's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,201 claims74%
- Brand-name and other418 claims26%
Dr. Hand'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. Hand's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%64 of 1,619 claims
- Antibiotics1%14 of 1,619 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: 1,1672024: 1,34015%
Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 33 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. Michael R. Hand scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Hand for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hand accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Hand's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 67of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 66of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Michael R. Hand received $1,102 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Hand from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $257.
General payments to Dr. Hand by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hand by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,03494%
- Education$686%
Companies that paid Dr. Hand the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael R. Hand graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Hand graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael R. Hand'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| 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. Michael R. Hand's NPI number?
Dr. Michael R. Hand's NPI number is 1417927492. It was assigned on January 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael R. Hand?
Dr. Michael R. Hand is a nephrologist in Monroe, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Michael R. Hand practice?
Dr. Hand practices at 711 Wood St, Monroe, LA 71201. Dr. Hand's primary practice is Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists in Monroe, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hand to 4 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Michael R. Hand's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hand is (318) 323-8847.
What is Dr. Michael R. Hand's medical license number?
Dr. Hand holds Louisiana license 021439.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael R. Hand affiliated with?
Dr. Hand is affiliated with St. Francis Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Hand to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Michael R. Hand part of?
Dr. Hand is linked to Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists.
Does Dr. Michael R. Hand accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hand billed Medicare for 1,829 services in 2024, and Dr. Hand accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Michael R. Hand's MIPS score?
Dr. Hand's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael R. Hand see?
CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hand in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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What services does Dr. Michael R. Hand bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hand's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90935) and dialysis (90960).
Where did Dr. Michael R. Hand go to medical school?
Dr. Hand graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Michael R. Hand prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hand's most prescribed drugs by claims were Velphoro, Auryxia and Metoprolol Tartrate.
Has Dr. Michael R. Hand received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,102 in general payments to Dr. Hand from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael R. Hand been practicing?
Dr. Hand graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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