John Tu Thien, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Luling, LA
John Tu Thien, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Luling, Louisiana, and NPI 1144336652, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020686, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Tu Thien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 020686 LA
MD020686 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 843 Milling Ave, Luling, LA 70070
- Phone
- (504) 271-8952
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 278-4692
- Medicaid IDs
- 1444642 LA
1966266 LA
2137689 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051116000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 843 Milling Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Bridget Cameron, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1851423974
Verify John Tu Thien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
20,516 Medicare Part D claims for 988 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 591 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,362 claims
- Gabapentin702 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate688 claims
- Losartan Potassium509 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium473 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium412 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: $23.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Tu Thien among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
John Tu Thien, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Luling
They are 5 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Luling, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Luling → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is John Tu Thien, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Tu Thien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144336652, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Tu Thien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 843 Milling Ave, Luling, LA, 70070. Phone: (504) 271-8952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Tu Thien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020686, 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 Tu Thien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Tu Thien, M.D. had 20,516 Medicare Part D claims for 988 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.