NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D

Family Medicine Physician · Natchitoches, LA

Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1922003656, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 018282, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922003656
Name
Bryan Anthony Picou
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
018282 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 Royal St Ste B, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Phone
(318) 352-2971
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2023
Fax
(318) 356-0850
Medicaid IDs
1362794 LA
2101803 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091021000616); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 505 Royal St Ste B

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

  1. Marquita Dixon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073349635

Verify Bryan Anthony Picou 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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,264 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 659 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bryan Picou13,264
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium627 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate476 claims
  3. Gabapentin384 claims
  4. Famotidine359 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium345 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium319 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: $982.81

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Reapplix Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bryan Picou$982.81
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Natchitoches Medical SpecialistsNatchitoches, LA

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

Bryan Anthony Picou among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana

Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Natchitoches

They are 11 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cherilynne Cottles, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571346209921
  2. Jack Fair, MDNatchitoches, LA 714571568673028
  3. Sujatha Gubbala, MDNatchitoches, LA 714571164818894
  4. John Hogg, MDNatchitoches, LA 714571760488969
  5. James Knecht, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571023013752
  6. William Luster, MDNatchitoches, LA 714571467695528
  7. Marguerite Picou, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571033115159
  8. Bryan Picou, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571174969133

Common questions

What is Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D's NPI number?

Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922003656, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Royal St Ste B, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 352-2971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 018282, 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 Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bryan Anthony Picou, M.D had 13,264 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.