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Bernie Caldwell, PA-C

Physician Assistant in West Monroe, Louisiana. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 149,975 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 257 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 790
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$571.37
36 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Bernie Caldwell, PA-C filed 2,250 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Physician Assistant in West Monroe, Louisiana, prescribing 84% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
84%
generic prescribing
$571.37
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,250 Top 15% higher than 85% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

What does the federal data show about Bernie Caldwell, PA-C?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/15/2005

NPI 1164407896

Primary specialty

Physician Assistant

High-volume

149,975 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,250 185% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 790

Specialty distribution in Louisiana

How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers

Louisiana providers

Largest specialties in Louisiana (% of in-state providers)

Case Manager/Care Coordinator - 9.6%Case Manager/Care Coordinator9.6%Mental Health Counselor - 7.3%Mental Health Counselor7.3%Behavior Technician - 5.3%Behavior Technician5.3%Pharmacist - 5.2%Pharmacist5.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.6%Family Nurse Practitioner4.6%Physician Assistant - 1.6%Physician Assistant1.6%
Largest specialties in Louisiana (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Physician Assistant. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Bernie Caldwell, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 3424 CYPRESS ST, West Monroe, LA, 71291, with a listed phone of (318) 450-4626. NPI 1164407896 was issued on 12/15/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Caldwell most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,250 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 257 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $285K in drug spend, split 15% brand-name and 84% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Physician Assistant is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 149,975 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 790 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

3424 CYPRESS ST
West Monroe, LA 71291

Provider Details

NPI 1164407896
Specialty Physician Assistant
Credentials PA-C
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/15/2005

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Bernie Caldwell, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

According to CMS billing records, Bernie Caldwell, PA-C is affiliated with 6 Medicare-billing facilities.

A Plus Medical OF Ruston LLC
Ruston, LA
Franklin Parish Hospital Service Dist 1
Winnsboro, LA
Green Clinic LLC
Ruston, LA
Orthopaedic Clinic OF Monroe
Monroe, LA
Rapides After Hours Clinic LLC
Pineville, LA
St Francis Urgent Care LLC
Monroe, LA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bernie Caldwell, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$571

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Bernie Caldwell, PA-C - brand share 15.0%
Physician Assistant average

15% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 2,250 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,250
Total Claims
$285K
Total Drug Cost
257
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,508
Total Day Supply
94,788
Brand vs Generic
15% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$258K
Generic Drug Cost
$25K
Antibiotic Claims
130

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
65.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.20
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male
Age Distribution
<65: 89, 65-74: 102, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Bernie Caldwell, PA-C prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Prednisone
121
Amlodipine Besylate
89
Atorvastatin Calcium
79
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
76
Ozempic
Semaglutide
69
Hydrochlorothiazide
64
Losartan Potassium
58
Pantoprazole Sodium
58
Gabapentin
52
Lisinopril
52

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Physician Assistant Overview

How Bernie Caldwell, PA-C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

149,975
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
790
Avg Claims per Provider

Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's 2,250 claims are above the specialty average of 790.

Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Louisiana

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Caldwell.

Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Louisiana medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's specialty?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in West Monroe, Louisiana. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Bernie Caldwell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Bernie Caldwell, PA-C wrote 2,250 Medicare Part D claims totaling $285K in drug costs for 257 beneficiaries.
Where is Bernie Caldwell, PA-C located?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C is located at 3424 CYPRESS ST, West Monroe, LA, 71291. Phone: (318) 450-4626.
What is Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's NPI number?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164407896, issued on 12/15/2005.
Does Bernie Caldwell, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's prescribing is 15% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $258K in brand drug costs.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US?
There are 149,975 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 790 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bernie Caldwell, PA-C prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bernie Caldwell, PA-C accept Medicare?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,250 Part D claims and 257 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's credentials?
Bernie Caldwell, PA-C's NPI is 1164407896 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.