Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA
Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1184616112, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 017125, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Elizabeth Brunson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 017125 LA
61-17296 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 Scott St, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318) 445-7355
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 487-8035
- Medicaid ID
- 1337820 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100614000710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Elizabeth Brunson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017125Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
19,188 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 232 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium921 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium892 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate577 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium434 claims
- Sertraline Hcl402 claims
- Gabapentin389 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: $2,015.31
113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Brian Clinic, L.L.P.Alexandria, LA
- Lake Professionals LLCPineville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan Elizabeth Brunson among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Joan Elizabeth Brunson, 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 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
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 57 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184616112, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Scott St, Alexandria, LA, 71301. Phone: (318) 445-7355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017125, 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 Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Elizabeth Brunson, M.D. had 19,188 Medicare Part D claims for 564 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.