Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH

Individual provider Active NPI Family Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

NPI 1699359083 · NPPES record last updated Apr 16, 2026

Key facts

NPI
1699359083
Entity type
Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License
343396 (LA)
Practice address
1631 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117-8208
Phone
(504) 821-2601
Fax
(888) 736-9806
NPI assigned
May 11, 2021
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty
Family Practice
Education
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, 2021
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Belle Chasse Physician Services LLC (258 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121-2429
Phone (504) 468-8600

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Ochsner Medical Center Acute Hospital · New Orleans, LA · CCN 190036

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in LA
Eligible to order & refer
Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: Yes · Power mobility devices: Yes · Hospice: Yes

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20240816003682 LA Practitioner - Family Practice 5496293748 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Yes
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
343396LAMDFamily Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
No AIDS Task Force Current
since Aug 1, 2024
Accepting new patients
No AIDS Task Force Current
since Aug 1, 2024
Accepting new patients
No AIDS Task Force Current Accepting new patients
Belle Chasse Physician Services LLC Current
since Jul 1, 2025
Accepting new patients

Locations

180 W Esplanade Ave
Kenner, LA 70065
Phone (504) 464-8284

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121

2515 Canal St
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone (504) 821-2601

1631 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone (504) 821-2601

100 Medical Center Dr
Slidell, LA 70461
Phone (504) 392-3131

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: cgunther930310@direct.ochsner.org

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X 343396 LA Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

1631 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117-8208

Mailing address

1631 Elysian Fields Ave
Credentialing
New Orleans, LA 70117-8208
Phone (504) 821-2601

Other practice location 1

2515 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone (504) 821-2601

Other identifiers

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
2670603MedicaidLA

Other providers in New Orleans, LA

All providers in New Orleans, LA · Family Medicine Physician in Louisiana

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