James M. Mwatibo, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
James M. Mwatibo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1710975487, issued on Oct 7, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 14561R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Mwatibo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 14561R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 470-3120
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 470-2320
- Medicaid ID
- 1576212 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040512000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James M. Mwatibo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14561RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,796 Medicare Part D claims for 667 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate482 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium345 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide291 claims
- Omeprazole269 claims
- Losartan Potassium263 claims
- Gabapentin258 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: $874.19
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Lourdes Physician Group LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Mwatibo among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
James M. Mwatibo, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,201 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 86 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- Richard Hines, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061134386295
- Tosheiba Holmes, MDLafayette, LA 705061154334845
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Common questions
What is James M. Mwatibo, MD's NPI number?
James M. Mwatibo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710975487, issued on Oct 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Mwatibo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 470-3120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Mwatibo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14561R, 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 M. Mwatibo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Mwatibo, MD had 9,796 Medicare Part D claims for 667 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.