Effat Rasul, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Effat Rasul, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1699086561, issued on Jun 25, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana MD207731, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Effat Rasul
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD207731 LA
MT196599 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 430-4455
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 430-4454
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150429000800); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Effat Rasul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD207731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,697 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Losartan Potassium259 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium228 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Gabapentin200 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: $706.22
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Imperial Health LLPLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Effat Rasul among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Effat Rasul, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine 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 2010, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 53 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Effat Rasul, M.D.'s NPI number?
Effat Rasul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699086561, issued on Jun 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Effat Rasul, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 430-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Effat Rasul, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD207731, 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 Effat Rasul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Effat Rasul, M.D. had 6,697 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.