Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houma, LA
Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1548521693, issued on Jun 5, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana MD208168, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD208168 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8120 Main St Ste 403, Houma, LA 70360
- Phone
- (985) 868-9960
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150902000925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8120 Main St Ste 403
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD208168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,652 Medicare Part D claims for 906 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 681 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium572 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium416 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen406 claims
- Gabapentin383 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate377 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium336 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $83.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physician Practice PartnersHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houma
They are 35 of the 1,604 NPPES records with a practice address in Houma, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 35 in Houma → All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma →
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- Candice Abuso, MDHarvey, LA1780670489
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Common questions
What is Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548521693, issued on Jun 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8120 Main St Ste 403, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 868-9960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD208168, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alain Lewis Emery Chesnut, M.D. had 15,652 Medicare Part D claims for 906 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.