John Richard Breaux, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lacombe, LA
John Richard Breaux, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lacombe, Louisiana, and NPI 1760487680, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 018176, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Richard Breaux
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 018176 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 64040 Highway 434, Lacombe, LA 70445
- Phone
- (985) 882-6221
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2022
- Fax
- (985) 882-7935
- Medicaid ID
- 1385221 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013000011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 87 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 64040 Highway 434
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Richard Breaux in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 018176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate34 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl21 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: $654.11
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCLacombe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Richard Breaux among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana
John Richard Breaux, MD is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1992 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records list a practice address in Lacombe
They are 2 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Lacombe, and 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana.
All 87 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lacombe → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Louis Hebert, MDLacombe, LA 704451689678609
- Randall Juleff, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481487615142
- Gregory Eckholdt, M.D.Covington, LA 704331649232133
- Edward Kofsky, MDCovington, LA 704331811978125
- Joseph Obeid, M.D.Covington, LA 704331699208017
- Kerry Paape, M.D.Covington, LA 704331437156452
- Gregory Groglio, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581699791772
- Jose Mena, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031740241363
Common questions
What is John Richard Breaux, MD's NPI number?
John Richard Breaux, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760487680, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Richard Breaux, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64040 Highway 434, Lacombe, LA, 70445. Phone: (985) 882-6221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Richard Breaux, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 018176, 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 John Richard Breaux, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Richard Breaux, MD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.