John Philip Somner, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
John Philip Somner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1275735995, issued on Jun 4, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204120, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Philip Somner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.204120 LA
25260 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 102 Coulee Shore Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 789-0558
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 326-5915
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Philip Somner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.204120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
520 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine Hcl163 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone89 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Carisoprodol30 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate21 claims
- Alprazolam16 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.
John Philip Somner among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
John Philip Somner, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
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Common questions
What is John Philip Somner, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Philip Somner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275735995, issued on Jun 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Philip Somner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 102 Coulee Shore Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 789-0558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Philip Somner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204120, 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 Philip Somner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Philip Somner, M.D. had 520 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.