NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1881851483, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana DO.000200, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881851483
Name
Jerald Luke Taggart
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
DO.000200 LA
2541 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5620 Read Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone
(504) 592-6600
Enumerated
May 21, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2022
Medicaid IDs
1041751 LA
3710089 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110223000674); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5620 Read Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Peng Anderson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346777380
  2. Samantha Bequette, MS, ATC, LAT, ITATSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1578073961
  3. Caroline Burg, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093463291
  4. Olivia CharouleauSurgical Physician Assistant1508655804
  5. Chantelle CollinsSurgery Physician1689108516
  6. Chantell DevallEmergency Registered Nurse1578354403

Verify Jerald Luke Taggart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jerald Taggart40
  2. Specialty average3,176

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): 96.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. New Orleans Physician Services IncMarrero, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jerald Luke Taggart among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O. is one of 1,749 internal 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans

They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michele Cooper, MDNew Orleans, LA 701271700042256
  2. William Kemp, MDNew Orleans, LA 701271447887609
  3. Sarah Lungaro, MDNew Orleans, LA 701271225666050
  4. Helen Badie, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701261285859462
  5. Kimberly Dao, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701291346549524
  6. Lena Howerton, D.O.New Orleans, LA 701251487041430
  7. Brian Lewis, MDNew Orleans, LA 701251871773705
  8. Janet SmithNew Orleans, LA 701251114450541

Common questions

What is Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O.'s NPI number?

Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881851483, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5620 Read Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70127. Phone: (504) 592-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number DO.000200, 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 Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jerald Luke Taggart, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 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.