Dr. Lionel Andrew Branch Jr., MD

Dr. Branch practices at University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health.

Dr. Branch's NPI, 1619929080, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Branch graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Branch holds Louisiana license 023313.

Dr. Branch's primary practice is University Medical Center New Orleans, at 2000 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 in Orleans Parish. The practice phone is (504) 702-3000.

Dr. Branch's primary practice is University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. The medical group on file is LSU Healthcare Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branch to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Neurology is Dr. Branch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Branch is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Branch across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 33 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $976 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 48% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Branch's median patient age at 68, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Branch wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,722 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Branch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Branch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Branch, published from 2014 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Electroencephalography. Dr. Branch has published most often in J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. Dr. Branch's most frequent co-authors are Jessica Chachere Baity, MD, Brian Joseph Copeland, MD and John D. England, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Branch from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Eisai Inc. paid the most, $262.

Dr. Branch graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1996.