Charles Ray Stephens, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gretna, LA
Charles Ray Stephens, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1457385098, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.020683, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Ray Stephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD.020683 LA
020683 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 392-3131
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1300390 LA
00607769 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050126001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Ray Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.020683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Diazepam12 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
- River Oaks Emergency Group, LLCAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Ray Stephens among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Charles Ray Stephens, M.D. 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
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Gretna
They are 19 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Gretna, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John 'Jay' Brown, MDGretna, LA 700561346283983
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- John Krieg, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561972720381
- Jamie Kuo, MDTerrytown, LA 700561255530895
- John Langley, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561255374781
- Edward O'Brien, MDTerrytown, LA 700561972546521
- Charles Ochello, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561467643494
- Nikolaos Psomas, MDGretna, LA 700561881649820
Common questions
What is Charles Ray Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Ray Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457385098, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Ray Stephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 392-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Ray Stephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.020683, 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 Ray Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Ray Stephens, M.D. had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 205 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.