Deidre Townsend, PD
Pharmacist · Ruston, LA
Deidre Townsend, PD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1104167071, issued on Mar 2, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana PST.024991, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deidre Townsend
- Credential
- PD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License numbers
- PST.024991 LA
C07986 AR
PD07986 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 W California Ave, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 497-6232
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 497-6231
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Deidre Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license PST.024991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.
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.
Deidre Townsend among 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana
Deidre Townsend, PD 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 2013, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
40 pharmacist records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 40 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Deidre Townsend, PD's NPI number?
Deidre Townsend, PD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104167071, issued on Mar 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deidre Townsend, PD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 W California Ave, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 497-6232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deidre Townsend, PD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PST.024991, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Deidre Townsend, PD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deidre Townsend, PD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.