Charles Balette, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Charles Balette, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1851358816, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12664R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Balette
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12664R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1119 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-9166
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 875-9170
- Medicaid ID
- 1539571 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080117000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Balette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12664RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,341 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 185 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium264 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium198 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium193 claims
- Gabapentin181 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl174 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: $223.00
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme 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.
Charles Balette among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Charles Balette, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 37 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amita Adhvaryu, MDCovington, LA 704331619994605
- Arlette Delcham, M.D.Covington, LA 704331841275732
- William Ellerbe, M.D.Covington, LA 704331174733489
- Jill Feinberg, M.D.Covington, LA 704331396724530
- Brian Galofaro, M.D.Covington, LA 704331629298278
- James Joyce, M.D.Covington, LA 704331922291905
- Anita Kanagala, MD PHDCovington, LA 704331962493569
- Christina McKinley, M.D.Covington, LA 704331639332646
Common questions
What is Charles Balette, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Balette, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851358816, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Balette, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1119 S Tyler St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-9166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Balette, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12664R, 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 Charles Balette, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Balette, M.D. had 6,341 Medicare Part D claims for 322 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.