NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brent C. Tatford, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houma, LA

Brent C. Tatford, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1043248198, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD026042, 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
1043248198
Name
Brent C. Tatford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD026042 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1990 Industrial Blvd, Houma, LA 70363
Phone
(985) 868-9300
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(985) 851-0053
Medicaid ID
1056332 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070214000279); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2002
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 1990 Industrial Blvd

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

  1. Jackie Adams, NPNurse Practitioner1184664013
  2. Windy Adams, APRN, FNP-C, MNFamily Nurse Practitioner1356653125
  3. Lee Arcement, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1427086248
  4. Dayna AysenFamily Nurse Practitioner1912203191
  5. Oluwatosin Babade, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1912403452
  6. Gerard Bertolino, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1003810474

Verify Brent C. Tatford in five checks

  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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brent Tatford183
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt15 claims
  3. Prednisone12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Thibodaux Emergency Physicians Group LLCThibodaux, LA

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

Brent C. Tatford among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Brent C. Tatford, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houma

They are 18 of the 1,604 NPPES records with a practice address in Houma, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Arcement, M.D.Houma, LA 703631801978515
  2. Drew Bienvenu, M.D.Houma, LA 703631225411572
  3. Robert Blossman, M.D.Houma, LA 703631871785071
  4. Thomas Falterman, MDHouma, LA 703631770532236
  5. Gregory Fernandez, MDHouma, LA 703631225069263
  6. Stephen Lim, M.D.Houma, LA 703631073704540
  7. Laura Mutter, M.D.Houma, LA 703631801001227
  8. Jacob Noel, MDHouma, LA 703631932696648

Common questions

What is Brent C. Tatford, MD's NPI number?

Brent C. Tatford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043248198, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brent C. Tatford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1990 Industrial Blvd, Houma, LA, 70363. Phone: (985) 868-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brent C. Tatford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD026042, 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 Brent C. Tatford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brent C. Tatford, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.