NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Michael Murdock, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Lake Charles, LA

David Michael Murdock, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1508830316, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 10838R, 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
1508830316
Name
David Michael Murdock
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
10838R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2829 4TH Ave Ste 150, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 480-7800
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2022
Fax
(337) 474-4552
Medicaid ID
1480851 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060119000037); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
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Also registered at 2829 4TH Ave Ste 150

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christopher Arceneaux, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831743111
  2. Brennan Bergeron, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982370045
  3. Brantley Booth, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1205527819
  4. Lindsey Bufford, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1497131379
  5. Valarie Clark, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1285288951
  6. Lea Dauphine, L.P.CProfessional Counselor1922262294

Verify David Michael Murdock in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  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
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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,950 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. David Murdock4,950
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl316 claims
  2. Alprazolam257 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate227 claims
  4. Trintellix193 claims
  5. Amitriptyline Hcl170 claims
  6. Clonazepam161 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: $2,608.72

135 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Murdock$2,608.72
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Baptist Physician NetworkBeaumont, TX
  2. Forefront Telecare IncWisner, LA

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

David Michael Murdock among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana

David Michael Murdock, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Anderson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011619008075
  2. Dewey Archer, MDLake Charles, LA 706011568529576
  3. David Buttross, MDLake Charles, LA 706011083615421
  4. Said Cantu, MDLake Charles, LA 706011679602932
  5. Patrick Hayes, MDLake Charles, LA 706011619052461
  6. Brian Mooney, MDLake Charles, LA 706011780685024
  7. Charles Murphy, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011760464796
  8. Jayendra Patel, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011467434191

Common questions

What is David Michael Murdock, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Michael Murdock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508830316, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Michael Murdock, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2829 4TH Ave Ste 150, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 480-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Michael Murdock, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10838R, 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 David Michael Murdock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Michael Murdock, M.D. had 4,950 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.