Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1740460955 is registered to Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at 1430 Tulane Ave, Sl-9 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
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Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D. directly at (504) 988-3541.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1740460955 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (504) 988-3541.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Shigeki Saito M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.