Chakshu Gautam, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Chakshu Gautam, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1952303240, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 15033R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chakshu Gautam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 15033R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3149 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 288-5961
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2023
- Fax
- (337) 706-3415
- Medicaid ID
- 1160164 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chakshu Gautam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15033RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 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: $13.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Derussy Emergency Group LLCMarksville, LA
- Emergency Staffing Solutions IncBunkie, LA
- Jefferson Davis Emergency Group LLCJennings, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chakshu Gautam among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Chakshu Gautam, 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
- Graduated1993 · 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).
86 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 86 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Chakshu Gautam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chakshu Gautam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952303240, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chakshu Gautam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3149 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 288-5961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chakshu Gautam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15033R, 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 Chakshu Gautam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chakshu Gautam, M.D. had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chakshu Gautam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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), 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.