Joshua Ray Cason, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Coushatta, LA
Joshua Ray Cason, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Coushatta, Louisiana, and NPI 1245466408, issued on Jun 2, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204298, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Ray Cason
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.204298 LA
204298 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1635 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019
- Phone
- (318) 932-2085
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 932-2211
- Medicaid ID
- 2140086 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110302000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1635 Marvel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melanie Francis, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1023780285
- Sarah Herbel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1508488024
Verify Joshua Ray Cason 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.204298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,113 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 467 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate344 claims
- Lisinopril320 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen312 claims
- Gabapentin244 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims
- Losartan Potassium222 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: $127.75
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Christus Health Central LouisianaCoushatta, LA
- Cornerstone Therapy And Balance Center LLCShreveport, LA
- Wyche T. Coleman, M.D., LimitedCoushatta, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Ray Cason among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Joshua Ray Cason, MD 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Coushatta
They are 4 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Coushatta, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Bell, MDCoushatta, LA 710191912935727
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- Wyche Coleman, M.D.Coushatta, LA 710191710984513
- Lindsey BrownBenton, LA 710061740642164
- Vicki Cobb, MDBenton, LA 710061366470205
- Clint Butler, MDHaynesville, LA 710381306876826
- Larry Ezell, MDHomer, LA 710401679523807
- William Haynes, M.D.Homer, LA 710401184735151
Common questions
What is Joshua Ray Cason, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Ray Cason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245466408, issued on Jun 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Ray Cason, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA, 71019. Phone: (318) 932-2085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Ray Cason, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204298, 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 Joshua Ray Cason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Ray Cason, MD had 8,113 Medicare Part D claims for 458 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.