Dr. Michael R Pinsky , MD
Urology • Covington, LA
215 E Gibson St
Covington, LA 704332823
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NPI assigned on May 3, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 913 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 244 service units.
- G2212 — Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or: 133 service units.
- 99215 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 128 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 12 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,609 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl — 700 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl — 251 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride — 149 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,388. Middle half: 413 to 5,914.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 471 in 2020 to 913 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
215 E Gibson St
Covington, LA 704332823
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Metairie, LA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Ross Hogan Md Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Tulane University School Of Medicine
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
253 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $60,581 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $44,247 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
2,575 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$78,467 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $764.27 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $729.21 across 12 records.
- Education: $35.06 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Calyxo, Inc.: $275.63 across 2 records.
- Teleflex LLC: $218.23 across 3 records.
- UROGEN PHARMA, INC.: $116.96 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Pinsky has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Pinsky as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Covington and Louisiana
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,388. Middle half: 413 to 5,914.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Covington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,721. Middle half: $33,513 to $203,825.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Covington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $67,287. Middle half: $25,525 to $148,218.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Covington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,611. Middle half: 741 to 2,586.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Covington have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Louisiana (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $162,183. Middle half: $54,631 to $384,983.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Covington have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
11 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Covington, LA (200 in Louisiana).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Covington
27.3% of these 11 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.5% of these 11 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 94% from 471 in 2020 to 913 in 2024.
- 2020: 471
- 2021: 517
- 2022: 492
- 2023: 531
- 2024: 913
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 63% from $37,060 in 2020 to $60,581 in 2024.
- 2020: $37,060
- 2021: $47,226
- 2022: $44,907
- 2023: $47,097
- 2024: $60,581
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 65% from $26,867 in 2020 to $44,247 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,867
- 2021: $36,326
- 2022: $31,472
- 2023: $34,270
- 2024: $44,247
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 31% from 1,225 in 2020 to 1,609 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,225
- 2021: 1,316
- 2022: 1,296
- 2023: 1,508
- 2024: 1,609
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 25% from 2,064 in 2020 to 2,575 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,064
- 2021: 2,362
- 2022: 2,361
- 2023: 2,577
- 2024: 2,575
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $73,289 in 2020 and $78,467 in 2024.
- 2020: $73,289
- 2021: $77,308
- 2022: $68,485
- 2023: $87,644
- 2024: $78,467
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $149.40 in 2021 to $764.27 in 2025.
- 2021: $149.40
- 2022: $713.27
- 2023: $1,418.16
- 2024: $728.04
- 2025: $764.27
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 13 records totaling $764.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BARRIGEL | General | $160.57 |
| Calyxo, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | General | $137.96 |
| Calyxo, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | General | $137.67 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JELMYTO | General | $116.96 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Education
In-kind items and services
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IMFINZI | General | $35.06 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BARRIGEL | General | $31.50 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BARRIGEL | General | $26.16 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GEMTESA | General | $24.47 |
| Photocure Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CYSVIEW | General | $21.38 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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LITHO 150 | General | $20.66 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GEMTESA | General | $18.28 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COOK | General | $16.98 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COOK | General | $16.62 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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244 | 191 | $32.00 | $15.46 |
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G2212
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or
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133 | 63 | $71.00 | $29.30 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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128 | 98 | $392.36 | $136.70 |
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52442
Insertion of implant in urethra within prostate gland using an endoscope, each additional implant
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104 | 21 | $2238.00 | $47.22 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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68 | 63 | $281.60 | $90.81 |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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58 | 53 | $582.03 | $71.27 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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55 | 55 | $458.42 | $168.06 |
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76872
Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum
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46 | 45 | $156.00 | $30.38 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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25 | 25 | $367.00 | $121.40 |
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52441
Insertion of implant in urethra within prostate gland using an endoscope, 1 implant
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22 | 22 | $2947.00 | $196.86 |
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76872
Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum
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16 | 16 | $156.00 | $30.39 |
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55700
Biopsy of prostate gland
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14 | 13 | $774.00 | $121.58 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 700 | 40,218 | $6,186.08 | 231 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 251 | 767 | $663.15 | 192 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 149 | 8,220 | $1,229.28 | 42 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 102 | 1,488 | $361.96 | 74 |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 81 | 1,526 | $1,164.44 | 50 |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 79 | 3,120 | $49,799.67 | 18 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 72 | 4,320 | $2,560.93 | 22 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 65 | 3,630 | $918.45 | 24 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 27 | 990 | $14,515.04 | — |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 26 | 823 | $466.05 | — |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 18 | 108 | $127.10 | 18 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | 172 | $141.04 | 12 |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate | Ampicillin Trihydrate | 13 | 115 | $152.30 | — |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 11 | 330 | $181.50 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-11-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20160909000445
LA
8022304518
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ross Hogan Md Llc
215 E Gibson St, Covington, LA 704332823
Phone: 9858924544
Secondary Practice Locations
4315 Houma Blvd Ste 302
Metairie, LA 700062944
Phone: 5044552800
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 215 E GIBSON ST, COVINGTON, LA 704332823 (Tel: 9858924544)
Registered at 4315 HOUMA BLVD STE 302, METAIRIE, LA 700062944 (Tel: 5044552800)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1850 GAUSE BLVD E, SUITE 101, SLIDELL, LA 704615442 (Tel: 9856393777)
Registered at 1514 JEFFERSON HWY, SL-42, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701212429 (Tel: 5048424000)
Recorded as MICHAEL PINSKY, MD
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: LA MD.204804)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1430 TULANE AVE, SL-42, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701122632 (Tel: 5049882750)
Registered at 1514 JEFFERSON HWY, SL-42, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701212429 (Tel: 5048424000)
Recorded as MICHAEL PINSKY, MD
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: LA MD.204804)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Covington
- Dr. Eduardo Randrup, MD
- Dr. Ross Hogan, MD
- Dr. Joshua Sleeper, MD
- Dr. Sunil Purohit, MD
- Dr. Walter Cazayoux, MD
- Dr. Eric Wendel, MD
Mailing Address
4315 Houma Blvd Ste 302
Metairie, LA 700062944
Phone: 5044552800