NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD

Pharmacist · Baton Rouge, LA

Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1609181585, issued on Aug 16, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana 16856, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609181585
Name
Charmaine Desiree Huggins
Credential
PHARMD
Primary taxonomy
Pharmacist 183500000X
License number
16856 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5955 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone
(225) 355-6925
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(225) 356-0379
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 96% of the cost of the top drugs

114 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.

  1. Charmaine Huggins114
  2. Specialty average119

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Shingrix50 claims
  2. Arexvy40 claims
  3. Boostrix Tdap13 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.

Charmaine Desiree Huggins among 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana

Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD is one of 4,623 pharmacist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 12% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

446 pharmacist records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 446 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana.

The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Davis, PHARMACISTBaton Rouge, LA 708051174839245
  2. Michael Dorman, PHARMACISTBaton Rouge, LA 708051780686121
  3. Justin FoxBaton Rouge, LA 708051720360662
  4. Bernadette Jackson-Small, R.PH.Baton Rouge, LA 708051215228275
  5. Paul Knecht, PHARM. DBaton Rouge, LA 708051205114824
  6. Bambi Nelson, PHARM.DBaton Rouge, LA 708051497060347
  7. Suong NguyenBaton Rouge, LA 708051013290097
  8. Andrew NguyenBaton Rouge, LA 708051043593866

Common questions

What is Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD's NPI number?

Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609181585, issued on Aug 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5955 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA, 70805. Phone: (225) 355-6925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 16856, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charmaine Desiree Huggins, PHARMD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.