John M. Burton, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
John M. Burton, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1619911682, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12039R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John M. Burton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 12039R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 524 S Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 491-7755
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1695629 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050205000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 524 S Ryan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John M. Burton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12039RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
255 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl17 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Calcasieu Emergency Group LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John M. Burton, MD's NPI number?
John M. Burton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619911682, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John M. Burton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 524 S Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 491-7755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John M. Burton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12039R, 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 M. Burton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John M. Burton, MD had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.