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Dr. Ares Michael Christakis, MD
NPI1861652141PAC ID7315177847
- Medicare services, 2024
- 40
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 62
- Part D claims, 2024
- 28
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 76
- Practice address
- 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 897-8247
- 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. Ares Michael Christakis is a general surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Christakis practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health.
Dr. Christakis' NPI, 1861652141, was assigned on June 11, 2008. Dr. Christakis graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2008. Dr. Christakis holds Louisiana license MD.204170.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1861652141NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7315177847
- NPI enumeration date
- June 11, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 897-8247
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Christakis' primary practice is Touro Infirmary, at 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 in Orleans Parish. The practice phone is (504) 897-8247.
- Touro Infirmary1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 · Orleans ParishPhone(504) 897-8247
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Christakis' primary practice is Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. The medical group on file is Crescent City Physicians, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christakis to 1 more clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Crescent City Physicians, Inc.1 clinical labName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. ChristakisSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ares Michael Christakis' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christakis practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ares Michael Christakis is one of 377 general surgeons in Louisiana
Surgery is Dr. Christakis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Christakis is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, LouisianaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Christakis
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
377general surgeons in Louisiana69general surgeons in New Orleans3general surgeons at Touro Infirmary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis billed Medicare for 40 services in 2024
CMS data shows 40 Medicare services from Dr. Christakis across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 62 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,800 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202440
Medicare patients62
Paid by Medicare$3,800
Procedure codes3
Dr. Christakis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 902024: 4056%
- Surgery
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Dr. Christakis compared with the Louisiana median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Christakis
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 40vs 14472% below
- Medicare patients
- 62vs 10943% below
- Part D claims
- 18vs 4762% below
Medians across 364 general surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Christakis' 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. Ares Michael Christakis treated 62 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 62 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christakis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.69, 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. Christakis' median patient age at 65, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 202462
Average age73
Average risk score1.69
Dr. Christakis' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Christakis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2540%
- Men3760%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Christakis' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Anxiety32%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Cancer29%
- Heart failure26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Christakis' 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
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis wrote 28 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Christakis wrote 28 Medicare Part D claims for 22 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $103 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202428
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$103
Part D patients22
Dr. Christakis' 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. Christakis' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids64%18 of 28 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: 112024: 1864%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Ares Michael Christakis scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Christakis for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Christakis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Christakis' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 76of 100Final score
- 71.6of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ares Michael Christakis has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Christakis. Dr. Christakis' most frequent co-author is Saju Joseph, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Christakis' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Christakis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis received $9,413 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Christakis from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,742.
General payments to Dr. Christakis by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Christakis by kind, 2016 to 2025
$9.4Kin total
- Education$7,00074%
- Food and beverage$1,48316%
- Travel and lodging$93010%
Companies that paid Dr. Christakis 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. Ares Michael Christakis graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Dr. Christakis graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2008.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ares Michael Christakis'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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) |
| 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. Ares Michael Christakis' NPI number?
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis' NPI number is 1861652141. It was assigned on June 11, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis?
Dr. Ares Michael Christakis is a general surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis practice?
Dr. Christakis practices at 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. Dr. Christakis' primary practice is Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christakis to 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Christakis is (504) 897-8247.
What is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis' medical license number?
Dr. Christakis holds Louisiana license MD.204170.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis affiliated with?
Dr. Christakis practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana.
What medical group is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis part of?
Dr. Christakis is linked to Crescent City Physicians, Inc.
Does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christakis billed Medicare for 40 services in 2024, and Dr. Christakis accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ares Michael Christakis' MIPS score?
Dr. Christakis' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis see?
CMS counts 62 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christakis in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Christakis' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Ares Michael Christakis go to medical school?
Dr. Christakis graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2008.
What drugs does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christakis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Ares Michael Christakis received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,413 in general payments to Dr. Christakis from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ares Michael Christakis been practicing?
Dr. Christakis graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Christakis.
Who does Dr. Ares Michael Christakis publish with?
Dr. Christakis' most frequent co-authors are Saju Joseph, MD (1 shared paper).
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