Albert Clay Hammett, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lafayette, LA
Albert Clay Hammett, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1366449209, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 019890, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Clay Hammett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 019890 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Rue Louis Xiv, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 269-9777
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (337) 269-0244
- Medicaid ID
- 1910856 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040601000016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 Rue Louis Xiv
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Albert Clay Hammett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 019890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,741 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol491 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium434 claims
- Potassium Chloride429 claims
- Clopidogrel425 claims
- Ezetimibe418 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate331 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: $706.63
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Cardiology Specialists OF Acadiana, LLCLafayette, LA
- Lake Charles Memorial Heart And Vascular CenterLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Albert Clay Hammett among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Albert Clay Hammett, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baker, MDLafayette, LA 705081356344428
- Michael Dibbs, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081629073457
- Syed Fazal-Ur-Rehman, M.D.,Lafayette, LA 705081427041771
- Joseph Kowalski, MDLafayette, LA 705081205838182
- Padumane Lakshmiprasad, MDLafayette, LA 705081508893801
- Brent Rochon, MDLafayette, LA 705081700874443
- Stephen Simpson, MDLafayette, LA 705081235128026
- Corwin Thomas, D.O.Lafayette, LA 705081013920362
Common questions
What is Albert Clay Hammett, MD's NPI number?
Albert Clay Hammett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366449209, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Clay Hammett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Rue Louis Xiv, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 269-9777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Clay Hammett, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 019890, 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 Albert Clay Hammett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Clay Hammett, MD had 6,741 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.