NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Paul, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA

Edward Paul, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1609868892, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 022332, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609868892
Name
Edward Paul
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
022332 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115
Phone
(318) 212-3500
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(318) 212-3505
Medicaid ID
1677060 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060118000585); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
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 8001 Youree Dr

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

  1. David Abdehou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568471993
  2. Umer Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265698591
  3. Daniel Albert, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255322327
  4. Becky Alvarez, MSN, APRN-BC, ACNPNurse Practitioner1649368531
  5. Kenneth Ashley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083695654
  6. Sally Ball, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568441251

Verify Edward Paul 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 022332
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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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Paul130
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cross Lake Emergency Group, LLCShreveport, LA
  2. Hospital Service District NO. 1 OF Caldwell ParishColumbia, LA

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

Edward Paul among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Edward Paul, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

109 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 109 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roy Brandhurst, MDShreveport, LA 711151083606040
  2. Jerry Davis, MDShreveport, LA 711151902898992
  3. Michael Pearson, MDShreveport, LA 711151962768747
  4. Melissa Williams, MDShreveport, LA 711151285895664
  5. Richard Aycock, MDShreveport, LA 711181902950363
  6. David Easterling, MDShrevport, LA 711181427187111
  7. John Felty, MDShreveport, LA 711181649309345
  8. Patrick Gallagher, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711181215094040

Common questions

What is Edward Paul, MD's NPI number?

Edward Paul, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609868892, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Paul, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA, 71115. Phone: (318) 212-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Paul, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 022332, 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 Edward Paul, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Paul, MD had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Edward Paul, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.