NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Charles Dugal, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA

John Charles Dugal, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1578563847, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 011865, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578563847
Name
John Charles Dugal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
011865 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320, Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone
(337) 470-4801
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 470-4840
Medicaid ID
1148237 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050707000631); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1972
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 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320

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

  1. James Mwatibo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1710975487
  2. Jennifer Navarre, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518406644

Verify John Charles Dugal 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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6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

22,766 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 347 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Dugal22,766
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium928 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate731 claims
  3. Gabapentin617 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium592 claims
  5. Eliquis587 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium513 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: $221.86

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals 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.

  1. John Dugal$221.86
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Pro-NP LLCLafayette, LA

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

John Charles Dugal among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana

John Charles Dugal, 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
  • Graduated1972 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

86 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette

They are 86 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jean Ancelet, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061336380302
  2. Eduardo Chamah, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061639399405
  3. Chakshu Gautam, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061952303240
  4. Richard Hines, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061134386295
  5. Tosheiba Holmes, MDLafayette, LA 705061154334845
  6. Manjula Kothapalli, MDLafayette, LA 705061457455628
  7. Darrin Menard, MDLafayette, LA 705061417982422
  8. Geoffrey Mire, MDLafayette, LA 705061114959442

Common questions

What is John Charles Dugal, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Charles Dugal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578563847, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Charles Dugal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 320, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 470-4801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Charles Dugal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 011865, 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 Charles Dugal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Charles Dugal, M.D. had 22,766 Medicare Part D claims for 345 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.