Francis J. Cefalu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Amite, LA
Francis J. Cefalu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Amite, Louisiana, and NPI 1629057682, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017657, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis J. Cefalu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 017657 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 Walnut St Ste C, Amite, LA 70422
- Phone
- (985) 748-9801
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 748-3948
- Medicaid ID
- 1355640 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101130000247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 309 Walnut St Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tracey McKenna, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851062160
Verify Francis J. Cefalu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Carvedilol11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $106.55
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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
- Hospital Service District 2 OF The Parish OF Tangipahoa State OF LAAmite, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Amite
They are 3 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Amite, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 3 in Amite → All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Amite →
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Common questions
What is Francis J. Cefalu, MD's NPI number?
Francis J. Cefalu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629057682, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis J. Cefalu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Walnut St Ste C, Amite, LA, 70422. Phone: (985) 748-9801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis J. Cefalu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017657, 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 Francis J. Cefalu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis J. Cefalu, MD had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.