NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan J. Appley, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Lafayette, LA

Alan J. Appley, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1306891320, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 13835R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306891320
Name
Alan J. Appley
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
13835R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone
(337) 235-7743
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
May 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 235-7614
Medicaid ID
1181366 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040324001419); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1983
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 155 Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Alexander, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649352261
  2. Glenn Ally, PH.D, M.P.Clinical Neuropsychologist1437272945
  3. Walter Brown, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1053305482
  4. Alfred Buxton, PH.D., M.P.Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist1457474983
  5. Jason Cormier, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1982812723
  6. Ronald Daigle, MDDermatology Physician1346246717

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alan Appley251
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin130 claims
  2. Methocarbamol23 claims
  3. Levetiracetam21 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl18 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: $166.05

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nico Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Appley$166
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alan J. Appley among 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana

Alan J. Appley, M.D. is one of 132 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 89 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Cormier, MDLafayette, LA 705031982812723
  2. Luiz Dearaujo, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031528014586
  3. Saul Morales Valero, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031053796201
  4. Jayme Trahan, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031700072238
  5. Thomas Bertuccini, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061316986177
  6. William Brennan, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061578784468
  7. Ann Marie Flannery, MDLafayette, LA 705081558465161
  8. Todd Fountain, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081013995901

Common questions

What is Alan J. Appley, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alan J. Appley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306891320, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan J. Appley, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 235-7743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan J. Appley, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13835R, 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 Alan J. Appley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan J. Appley, M.D. had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.