Joseph A. Freeman, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Joseph A. Freeman, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1366467599, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 22761, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Freeman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 22761 LA
277847 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6229 Riverbend Lakes Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
- Phone
- (225) 222-6059
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170327001327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Freeman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,278 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Metformin Hcl113 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl98 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate74 claims
- Jardiance73 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: $1,500.45
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Oakdale Ess LLCTallulah, LA
- St Gabriel Health Clinic IncSaint Gabriel, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Freeman among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Joseph A. Freeman, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
154 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 154 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph A. Freeman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Freeman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366467599, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Freeman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6229 Riverbend Lakes Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70820. Phone: (225) 222-6059. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Freeman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 22761, 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 Joseph A. Freeman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Freeman, M.D. had 2,278 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.