Frances Chauvin, DDS
Dentist · Lafayette, LA
Frances Chauvin, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1437155702, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 5487, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Chauvin
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 5487 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 229 Bendel RD, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 543-8885
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 229 Bendel RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Smith, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1366447161
Verify Frances Chauvin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 5487Check 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 dentist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin13 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: $75.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Frances Chauvin among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Frances Chauvin, DDS is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% 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, over 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Louisiana
There are 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Erin Fontenot, D.D.S.Lafayette, LA 705031174844450
- Hamzah Mehmood, DMDLafayette, LA 705031962164939
- Kenneth Morgan, DDS,LLCLafayette, LA 705031013199793
- Ralph Soileau, DDSLafayette, LA 705031821108887
- Glenn Steen, DDSLafayette, LA 705031265594790
- Katherine Thimmesch, DDSLafayette, LA 705031770934747
Common questions
What is Frances Chauvin, DDS's NPI number?
Frances Chauvin, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437155702, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Chauvin, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 229 Bendel RD, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 543-8885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Chauvin, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 5487, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frances Chauvin, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Chauvin, DDS had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.