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Dr. Nirmala Tumarada, MD
NPI1184060923PAC ID0345520565
- Medicare services, 2024
- 595
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 356
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,508
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Practice phone
- Call (337) 436-2511
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Nirmala Tumarada is a neurologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Tumarada practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Tumarada's NPI, 1184060923, was assigned on May 20, 2013. Dr. Tumarada holds Louisiana license 306767.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1184060923NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345520565
- NPI enumeration date
- May 20, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (337) 436-2511
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Tumarada's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601 in Calcasieu Parish. The practice phone is (337) 436-2511.
- CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · Calcasieu ParishPhone(337) 436-2511
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tumarada's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Tumarada is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Access TeleCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tumarada to 4 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalAccess TeleCare4 hospitalsNames with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. TumaradaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nirmala Tumarada's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tumarada practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nirmala Tumarada is one of 200 neurologists in Louisiana
Neurology is Dr. Tumarada's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Tumarada is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, LouisianaPrimary
Neurologists near Dr. Tumarada
Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
200neurologists in Louisiana
3neurologists in Lake Charles
3neurologists at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada billed Medicare for 595 services in 2024
CMS data shows 595 Medicare services from Dr. Tumarada across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 356 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,896 for them.
Medicare services, 2024595
Medicare patients356
Paid by Medicare$60,896
Procedure codes5
Dr. Tumarada's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4402024: 4087%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 134
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 702024: 5324%
Where Dr. Tumarada's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13423%
- In a facility46177%
Dr. Tumarada compared with the Louisiana median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Tumarada
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 595vs 32683% above
- Medicare patients
- 356vs 1782.0 times
- Part D claims
- 1,287vs 68588% above
Medians across 198 neurologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tumarada'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. Nirmala Tumarada treated 356 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tumarada in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 127 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.06, 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. Tumarada's median patient age at 65, with 58% women.
Medicare patients, 2024356
Average age76
Average risk score2.06
Also on Medicaid22%
Dr. Tumarada's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tumarada's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19655%
- Men16045%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tumarada's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Stroke or TIA75%
- Arthritis55%
- Chronic kidney disease47%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Diabetes46%
- Mood disorders44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tumarada's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada wrote 1,508 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tumarada wrote 1,508 Medicare Part D claims for 275 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,287 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $29,963 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 791 claims across 20 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,508
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$29,963
Part D patients275
Dr. Tumarada's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,418 claims94%
- Brand-name68 claims5%
- Other22 claims1%
Dr. Tumarada'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7912024: 1,28763%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 20 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. Nirmala Tumarada offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Tumarada accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tumarada as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Nirmala Tumarada has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Tumarada in 2016. Dr. Tumarada's most frequent co-author is James Norman Mansfield, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Tumarada's most frequent co-authors
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada received $3,469 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 156 general payments to Dr. Tumarada from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $858.
General payments to Dr. Tumarada by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tumarada by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.5Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,90884%
- Travel and lodging$56016%
Companies that paid Dr. Tumarada the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Nirmala Tumarada'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada's NPI number?
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada's NPI number is 1184060923. It was assigned on May 20, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada?
Dr. Nirmala Tumarada is a neurologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada practice?
Dr. Tumarada practices at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Dr. Tumarada's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tumarada to 4 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tumarada is (337) 436-2511.
What is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada's medical license number?
Dr. Tumarada holds Louisiana license 306767.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada affiliated with?
Dr. Tumarada practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Tumarada is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Tumarada to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nirmala Tumarada part of?
Dr. Tumarada is linked to Access TeleCare.
Does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tumarada billed Medicare for 595 services in 2024, and Dr. Tumarada accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tumarada as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada see?
CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tumarada in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tumarada's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), hospital inpatient care (99232) and medicare service (G0427).
What drugs does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tumarada's most prescribed drugs by claims were Memantine HCl, Donepezil HCl and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Nirmala Tumarada received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,469 in general payments to Dr. Tumarada from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nirmala Tumarada been practicing?
Dr. Tumarada graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Tumarada.
Who does Dr. Nirmala Tumarada publish with?
Dr. Tumarada's most frequent co-authors are James Norman Mansfield, MD (1 shared paper).
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