Joseph R. Tynes, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Joseph R. Tynes, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1306880778, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025002, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph R. Tynes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 025002 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Line Ave Ste 204, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Phone
- (318) 300-4926
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2022
- Fax
- (318) 383-3951
- Medicaid ID
- 1423611 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph R. Tynes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,537 Medicare Part D claims for 445 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. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium292 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate268 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium235 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium211 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium171 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil164 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: $84.55
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph R. Tynes among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Joseph R. Tynes, MD 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 218 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph R. Tynes, MD's NPI number?
Joseph R. Tynes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306880778, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph R. Tynes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Line Ave Ste 204, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Phone: (318) 300-4926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph R. Tynes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025002, 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 R. Tynes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph R. Tynes, MD had 6,537 Medicare Part D claims for 445 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.