Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Opelousas, LA
Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1992848774, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 09806R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diane Fridley Gonzales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 09806R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 S Market St, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 948-0226
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1695360 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090224000755); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 220 S Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Angelle, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275975005
- Sterlin Arvie, BA/LACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801222864
- Nancy Bourque, LCSWClinical Social Worker1043560162
- Katelyn Farmer, LPCProfessional Counselor1558069880
- Tricia Hensarling, LPC, LMFT, NBCCProfessional Counselor1306998091
- Elaine Montgomery, COUNSELORCounselor1477689768
Verify Diane Fridley Gonzales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 09806RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,625 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl373 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate371 claims
- Buspirone Hcl330 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate220 claims
- Olanzapine181 claims
- Aripiprazole169 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: $732.62
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.
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
- Acadiana Area Human Services DistrictOpelousas, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992848774, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 S Market St, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 948-0226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 09806R, 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 Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diane Fridley Gonzales, M.D. had 4,625 Medicare Part D claims for 198 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.