LHCR Contact Information

For questions about Medicare rights, call our Medicare Rights Hotline:
1-800-433-4958
(8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday)

LHCR Offices
Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.
8591 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 270
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Telephone: (225) 926-6353
Fax: (225) 923-0957

Personnel
Quality Improvement Specialists - Patient Safety
Debra Rushing, RN, MBA/HCM - Quality Improvement Director    Email
Kimberly Byers, BS, NFA   Email
Joni Folse, RPh  Email
Rebecca Hightower, MS, RN, CPHQ    Email
Lauren Haygood, RN, MSN    Email
Julie Kueker, MBA, MT (ASCP)    Email
Wilma Marler, MSA, QMHP    Email
Deborah Serio, MBA, BSN, RN, CWCN    Email
Sue Sihvonen, RN    Email
Sheila Veuleman, RN, BSN    Email

Quality Improvement Specialists - Care Transitions
Laurie Robinson, RN, CPUR - Quality Improvement Director    Email
Dee Ann Broussard     Email
Kelly Buras     Email
Donna Covington, MHS, RRT    Email
Rebecca Hightower, MS, RN, CPHQ    Email

Quality Improvement Specialists - Prevention
Linda Harkey - Quality Improvement Director    Email
Jane Bergeron, RN     Email
Luke Cvitanovic, MS    Email
Gwendolyn Dean, BSBC, MD   Email
Robin Huet, RN, BSN    Email
James Huval, MSW    Email
Mike Madonna    Email
Diana Norton, RN   Email
Holly Ries, BSN     Email
Debora Simmons   Email
Karen Ziecker, RN, CCM    Email

Clinicians
Ron Ritchey, MD, MBA - Medical Director for Corporate Affairs    Email
Samuel A. Leonard, MD, MBA - Medical Director for Utilization Review    Email
Shaun McIntire, MD, MPH, FACP - Associate Medical Director    Email

Beneficiary Information/Case Review
Laurie Robinson, RN, CPUR - Quality Improvement Director    Email
Towanda Woods, RHIA - Clinical Coder    Email
Yvette Fletcher, RN, CPUR     Email

Data
Dr. Ila Sarkar - Director of Analytics    Email

Communications
Lisa Stansbury, MHSA - Director of Communications    Email

Human Resources
John Allen - Director of Human Resources    Email

Accounting
Patrick Tullier, CPA - Chief Financial Officer    Email

Administration
Gary Curtis - President & CEO    Email
Edie Castello - Vice President & COO    Email
Sean Marchiafava - Chief Information Officer    Email
Mayur Yermaneni - Corporate Director of Business Development    Email
Scott Flowers, MHA/MBA - Louisiana Director of Quality Improvement    Email
Robert Johannessen - Corporate Director of Communications    Email
Sherell Singleton - Corporate Project Director    Email