Dr. Howard S. Hirsch, MD

  • New Orleans, LA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1831144252PAC ID6406833482
Medicare services, 2024
107
Medicare patients, 2024
69
Part D claims, 2024
304
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$4,275
Practice address
1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121
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Primary practice

Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · New Orleans, Louisiana

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Dr. Howard S. Hirsch is an orthopedic surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Hirsch practices at Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Hirsch's NPI, 1831144252, was assigned on May 24, 2006. Dr. Hirsch graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1986. Dr. Hirsch holds Louisiana license 306532.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406833482
NPI enumeration date
May 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch practices at Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Hirsch's primary practice is Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD, at 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.

  • Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD
    1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121

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Dr. Howard S. Hirsch is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hirsch's primary practice is Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Hirsch is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hirsch to 2 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard S. Hirsch's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Howard S. Hirsch is one of 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Hirsch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hirsch's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 306532 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, MassachusettsLicense 160898 · taxonomy 207XS0114X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Hirsch

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Dr. Howard S. Hirsch billed Medicare for 107 services in 2024

CMS data shows 107 Medicare services from Dr. Hirsch across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,376 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024107
Medicare patients69
Paid by Medicare$4,376
Procedure codes4

Dr. Hirsch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1192024: 7735%
Surgery
2023: 402024: 3025%

Dr. Hirsch compared with the Louisiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Hirsch
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
107vs 1,33292% below
Medicare patients
69vs 25072% below
Part D claims
229vs 235Close to median

Medians across 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hirsch's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch treated 69 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hirsch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have arthritis. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hirsch's median patient age at 67, with 70% women.

Medicare patients, 202469
Average age73
Average risk score1.13
Also on Medicaid23%

Dr. Hirsch's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Hirsch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3652%
  • Men3348%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hirsch's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. Arthritis74%
  3. High cholesterol70%
  4. Chronic kidney disease32%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Depression20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hirsch's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women70%
  • Men30%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch wrote 304 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hirsch wrote 304 Medicare Part D claims for 161 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 229 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,245 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 344 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024304
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$2,245
Part D patients161

Dr. Hirsch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic300 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims1%

Dr. Hirsch'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. Hirsch's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids34%104 of 304 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: 3442024: 22933%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 10 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Howard S. Hirsch takes part in Medicare

Dr. Hirsch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Howard S. Hirsch received $4,275 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Hirsch from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $2,669.

General payments to Dr. Hirsch by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hirsch by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,05895%
  • Education$2175%

Companies that paid Dr. Hirsch the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Dr. Hirsch graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1986.

  1. Medical schoolWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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Sources for Dr. Howard S. Hirsch's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Howard S. Hirsch's NPI number?

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch's NPI number is 1831144252. It was assigned on May 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard S. Hirsch?

Dr. Howard S. Hirsch is an orthopedic surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Howard S. Hirsch practice?

Dr. Hirsch practices at 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Hirsch's primary practice is Orthopedic Surgery Sosp Jh07 - Nomc Orthopedics - HOPD in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hirsch to 2 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Howard S. Hirsch's medical license number?

Dr. Hirsch holds Louisiana license 306532, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Howard S. Hirsch been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hirsch in Louisiana and Massachusetts.

Which hospitals is Dr. Howard S. Hirsch affiliated with?

Dr. Hirsch is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. Dmand AI links Dr. Hirsch to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Howard S. Hirsch part of?

Dr. Hirsch is linked to Ochsner Health.

Does Dr. Howard S. Hirsch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hirsch billed Medicare for 107 services in 2024, and Dr. Hirsch accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard S. Hirsch see?

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hirsch in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Howard S. Hirsch bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hirsch's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Howard S. Hirsch go to medical school?

Dr. Hirsch graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1986.

What drugs does Dr. Howard S. Hirsch prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hirsch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Methylprednisolone and Naproxen.

Has Dr. Howard S. Hirsch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,275 in general payments to Dr. Hirsch from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Howard S. Hirsch been practicing?

Dr. Hirsch graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

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