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Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1999)

49 S Service Road 3921 I
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-5706

Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD is affiliated with BATON ROUGE CLINIC, A MEDICAL CORPORATION.

Office Locations

49 S Service Road 3921 I
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-5706

(337) 942-2644

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

A1C test

lab tests

preventive care

By Affordability:

metabolic panel

prostate-specific antigen test

rapid strep test

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

total PSA test

vitamin D test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD performed more A1C test, lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for metabolic panel, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, rapid strep test, thyroid blood test, thyroid function tests, total PSA test, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

complete blood count

flu shot

By Affordability:

kidney function tests

microalbumin test

microalbumin urine test

prostate screening

screening PSA test

vaccines

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for albumin test, antigen tests, flu shot, flu vaccine, fundus photography, immunization (preventive vaccines), kidney function tests, microalbumin test, microalbumin urine test, prostate screening, screening PSA test, and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lipid profile

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

cholesterol screening

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

lipid profile

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD performed more lipid profile, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, cholesterol screening, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, lipid profile, phlebotomy for lab tests, venipuncture (phlebotomy), Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
diabetes management	220
doctor visit	788
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
lab tests	1073
preventive care	555
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
vaccines	107
X-rays	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	34
diabetes management	225
doctor visit	773
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
lab tests	1172
musculoskeletal imaging	21
preventive care	574
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
vaccines	117
X-rays	51

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	38
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
breathing treatment	14
diabetes management	233
doctor visit	792
hip imaging	13
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200
lab tests	1181
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	582
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
vaccines	128
X-rays	71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	36
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	52
diabetes management	251
doctor visit	828
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
lab tests	1378
preventive care	742
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
vaccines	239
X-rays	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	88
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
chronic care	73
diabetes management	283
doctor visit	852
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
lab tests	1332
preventive care	734
thoracic (chest) imaging	50
vaccines	195
X-rays	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	40
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
chronic care	79
diabetes management	344
doctor visit	888
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
lab tests	1689
preventive care	824
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
thyroid function tests	105
vaccines	177
X-rays	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	37
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
diabetes management	379
doctor visit	952
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
lab tests	1941
preventive care	892
thyroid function tests	119
vaccines	172

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	46
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	437
doctor visit	959
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
lab tests	2193
preventive care	1007
thyroid function tests	126
vaccines	178

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	47
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
diabetes management	410
doctor visit	806
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lab tests	2078
preventive care	996
thyroid function tests	114
vaccines	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	38
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
diabetes management	523
doctor visit	920
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lab tests	2772
preventive care	1251
thyroid function tests	170
vaccines	217

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	56
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	24
chronic care	254
diabetes management	544
doctor visit	1173
eye procedures	15
lab tests	2756
preventive care	1126
thyroid function tests	183
vaccines	186

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	54
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Opelousas, LA were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

blood draw	31
chronic care	135
diabetes management	349
doctor visit	884
eye procedures	15
hip imaging	13
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
lab tests	1778
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	843
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
thyroid function tests	136
vaccines	172
X-rays	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	286
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	106
85 and over	43
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1999. She has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1999)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BATON ROUGE CLINIC, A MEDICAL CORPORATION

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$554 ANORO $289	BREO $191	SHINGRIX $28	$46
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$403 FARXIGA $204	CRESTOR $104	BYDUREON WEEKLY $41	BYDUREON $15	SYMBICORT $15	Other $23
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$339 Brintellix $273	Trintellix $35	Uloric $31
Novo Nordisk Inc	$323 RYBELSUS $72	Victoza $56	Tresiba $35	Ozempic $30	NovoLog $27	Other $104
Pfizer Inc.	$256 ELIQUIS $70	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $35	ABRYSVO $35	CHANTIX $27	PREVNAR - 13 $23	Other $67
Other	$1,994 Myrbetriq $190	JARDIANCE $108	GLYXAMBI $103	Vascepa $89	GARDASIL9 $82	Other $1,421

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,776
Education	$93

Biography

Dr. Laura Braham is a specialist in family medicine. She graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Richard Braham, MD From 2012 - 2022

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