Carl Giffin, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Carl Giffin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1891060182, issued on Mar 20, 2012. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Giffin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- Practice location
- 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 757-4070
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5000 Hennessy Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carl Giffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
989 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Spironolactone40 claims
- Jardiance39 claims
- Lisinopril36 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 87.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.39
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Lsuhn Billing LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
303 internal medicine physician records list a Baton Rouge practice address
They are 303 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a Baton Rouge practice address, and 1,870 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Carl Giffin, MD's NPI number?
Carl Giffin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891060182, issued on Mar 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Giffin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 757-4070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Giffin, MD's license?
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 Carl Giffin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Giffin, MD had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carl Giffin, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.