James Michael Belue, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ruston, LA
James Michael Belue, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1871520023, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana R4173, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Michael Belue
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- R4173 LA
4173R LA
C5365 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 South Vienna St, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 251-3774
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 251-0442
- Medicaid ID
- 1335835 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Michael Belue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license R4173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
875 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Glipizide30 claims
- Metformin Hcl29 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: $230.17
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Winn Community Health Center, Inc.Winnfield, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Michael Belue among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
James Michael Belue, M.D. is one of 1,728 family 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 18 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Ruston → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Johnathan Baines, MDRuston, LA 712701679769889
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- Stacy Conville, MDRuston, LA 712701497702880
- Bobby Ensminger, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701508813742
- Terry Gardner, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701689644585
- Rel Gray, MDRuston, LA 712701639188527
- Benson Grigsby, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701487687513
- Allen Herbert, MDRuston, LA 712701003863234
Common questions
What is James Michael Belue, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Michael Belue, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871520023, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Michael Belue, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 South Vienna St, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 251-3774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Michael Belue, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number R4173, 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 James Michael Belue, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Michael Belue, M.D. had 875 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.