NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dakota Boston, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Shreveport, LA

Dakota Boston, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1962899971, issued on Apr 17, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana MD.307727, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1962899971
Name
Dakota Boston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
License number
MD.307727 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Ste 480, Shreveport, LA 71105
Phone
(318) 212-2810
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2022
Fax
(318) 212-2818
Medicaid ID
2387928 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180925002728); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Dakota Boston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.307727
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Louisiana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024

3,336 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Dakota Boston3,336
  2. Specialty average2,630

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium343 claims
  2. Ozempic229 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium180 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl154 claims
  5. Methimazole148 claims
  6. Mounjaro133 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: $1,400.56

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dakota Boston$1,400.56
  2. Specialty average$5,742.15

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. WK Endocrine SpecialistsBossier City, LA

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

Dakota Boston among 106 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Louisiana

Dakota Boston, MD is one of 106 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism 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 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207RE0101X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 106 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donna Rushing, MDShreveport, LA 711051205830056
  2. Binod Pokhrel, MDShreveport, LA 711041033544465
  3. Sirisha Reddy Thambuluru, MDShreveport, LA 711061669907440
  4. Kamal Bhusal, MDShreveport, LA 711031619132933
  5. Michelle Chico, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031053504662
  6. Steven Levine, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031124049895
  7. Shila Neupane, MDShreveport, LA 711031659002137
  8. David Scarborough, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031376564047

Common questions

What is Dakota Boston, MD's NPI number?

Dakota Boston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962899971, issued on Apr 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dakota Boston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Ste 480, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 212-2810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dakota Boston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.307727, 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 Dakota Boston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dakota Boston, MD had 3,336 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.