Craig Caplan, M.D.
Craig Caplan, M.D. is an Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician in Metairie, LA, registered under NPI 1205810900.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 4200 HOUMA BLVD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, Metairie, LA 70006. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 023591 | LA | Emergency Medical Services (Emergency… primary |
This provider holds licence 023591 issued in LA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Emergency Medicine
- PAC ID
- 9335181544
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Emergency Medicine. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Emergency Medical Services covers
An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207PE0004X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1205810900 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Last updated | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
4200 HOUMA BLVD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Metairie, LA 70006 (210) 614-0180 Fax (210) 566-5698 |
| Other identifiers |
1483443
(LA) H4048Z · BCBS (LA) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Sum = 50 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.