Gary Jules Kohler, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Gary Jules Kohler, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1881603140, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 019437, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Jules Kohler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 019437 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-2750
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 494-2760
- Medicaid ID
- 1985848 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Babineaux, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356021877
- John Bercier, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588168199
- Justin Bohannan, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1124695408
- Robert Broussard, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821007170
- Clifford Courville, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1942461207
- Fidencio Davalos, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265872725
Verify Gary Jules Kohler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 019437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,230 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta259 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa149 claims
- Prednisone138 claims
- Montelukast Sodium108 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium95 claims
- Breo Ellipta93 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,581.25
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lcms Pulmonary Associates OF Southwest LouisianaLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Jules Kohler among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Gary Jules Kohler, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Broussard, MDLake Charles, LA 706011821007170
- Clifford Courville, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011942461207
- Manley Jordan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011932118296
- Tashfeen Mahmood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011366676074
- Ben Thompson, MDLake Charles, LA 706011710996079
- Luke Williams, MDLake Charles, LA 706011659347854
- Janardana Kaimal, MDLake Charles, LA 706051912989443
- Sana Ali, MDOpelousas, LA 705701699268482
Common questions
What is Gary Jules Kohler, MD's NPI number?
Gary Jules Kohler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881603140, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Jules Kohler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Jules Kohler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 019437, 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 Gary Jules Kohler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Jules Kohler, MD had 2,230 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Jules Kohler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100. 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.