James Shute, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
James Shute, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1124656632, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 334868, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Shute
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 334868 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 898-4194
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230605002248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Shute in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 334868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Shute among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
James Shute, 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 37 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- William Ellerbe, M.D.Covington, LA 704331174733489
- Jill Feinberg, M.D.Covington, LA 704331396724530
- Brian Galofaro, M.D.Covington, LA 704331629298278
- James Joyce, M.D.Covington, LA 704331922291905
- Anita Kanagala, MD PHDCovington, LA 704331962493569
Common questions
What is James Shute, MD's NPI number?
James Shute, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124656632, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Shute, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 898-4194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Shute, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 334868, 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 Shute, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Shute, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims; 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.