NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pensacola, FL

Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pensacola, Florida, and NPI 1023472503, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME161935, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023472503
Name
Clauden Louis
Credential
MD, MHA, MPH, MS
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
ME161935 FL
1934836 NY
0101286845 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
125 Baptist Way Ste 3B, Pensacola, FL 32503
Phone
(850) 484-6500
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2026
Fax
(850) 484-6500
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260527001278); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Clauden Louis11
  2. Specialty average101

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: $2,610.34

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clauden Louis$2,610.34
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Winter Haven, FL
  2. Lewis Gale Physicians LLCSalem, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Clauden Louis among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida

Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida

There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Russell Ronson, MDPensacola, FL 325031982629895
  2. James Taylor, D.O.Pensacola, FL 325031225087380
  3. Robert Turnage, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325031073611703
  4. Steven Curiale, MDPensacola, FL 325041649290834
  5. Luis Dibos, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325041679577639
  6. Christopher Ellington, BMBSPensacola, FL 325041154579605
  7. Vasant Jayasankar, MDPensacola, FL 325041881763704
  8. James Nielsen, MDPensacola, FL 325041295735710

Common questions

What is Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS's NPI number?

Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023472503, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Baptist Way Ste 3B, Pensacola, FL, 32503. Phone: (850) 484-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME161935, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clauden Louis, MD, MHA, MPH, MS had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.