Doctors in Baton Rouge, LA
Active healthcare providers in Baton Rouge sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
12,191 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Baton Rouge, Louisiana appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 12,191 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Baton Rouge - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Baton Rouge practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Baton Rouge is weighted toward Case Manager/Care Coordinator (1,175 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 1,025 and Mental Health Counselor with 750). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Louisiana's population, Baton Rouge reports roughly 266.5 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
Within Louisiana, Baton Rouge ranks #2 of 209 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 13.8% of the state's registered providers.
For Baton Rouge patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 170)
| Name |
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| Samantha Pate Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Wendy Pate Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Alpesh Patel, MD Specialist |
| Amisha Patel, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Amit Patel, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Anjali Patel Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anjuly Patel, RPH Pharmacist |
| Deepesh Patel, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Hina Patel, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Ishika Patel Behavior Technician |
| Jay Patel Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kiranbhai Patel, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Kuldeep Patel, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michele Patel, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Nathan Patel, DDS Dentist |
| Navin Patel, MD Geriatric Psychiatry Physician |
| Neelay Patel, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Neil Patel, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Nipur Patel Internal Medicine Physician |
| Pallavi Patel, P.D. Pharmacist |
| Palvi Patel, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Paras Patel, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Riddhiben Patel Behavior Technician |
| Roopa Patel, D.O. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Roshan Patel, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Roshan Patel, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Samir Patel, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Sejal Patel, PHARMD Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Sumit Patel, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Swati Patel, DDS Dentist |
| Vighna Patel, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vimal Patel, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Dianna Paten Mental Health Counselor |
| Sharon Pater, RPH Pharmacist |
| Martha Paterson, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Austin Patin, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Carol Patin, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Joseph Patin, GSW Social Worker |
| Julie Patin, MS CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Lucas Patin, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Robert Patin, O.D. Optometrist |
| Treasure Patin Behavior Technician |
| Charles Patout, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| John Patout, LCSW Social Worker |
| Henry Patrick, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Sharon Patrick Behavior Technician |
| Clyde Patroni, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Carol Patrzalek Registered Nurse |
| Judd Patten, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Carrie Patterson, LCSW Mental Health Counselor |
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