Joshua D. Parks, MD
Surgery Physician · Gretna, LA
Joshua D. Parks, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1740470061, issued on Aug 1, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD200240, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua D. Parks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD200240 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 391-5275
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 00885892 MS
1058505 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090728000794); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Becky Bourgeois, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134163207
- Mandy Carmouche, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1184217770
- Ella Choe, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1932169141
- David Ernst, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851617534
- Adam Fleming, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1679924963
- Christopher Hinyub, CCP, NRPParamedic1912645565
Verify Joshua D. Parks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD200240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
222 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Gavilyte-G39 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes18 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate14 claims
- Hydrocortisone11 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: $174.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dilon Technologies, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 LLCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
Other surgery physician records in Louisiana
- Darryl Aguilar, MDAlexandria, LA1265431597
- Mohammad Al Efishat, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1710312400
- Kelsey Alabaster, M.D.Metairie, LA1154854347
- Lance Albin, MDMonroe, LA1215434360
- Hamid Alipour, MDDeridder, LA1861856189
- Brent Allain, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1093923583
- Joann Alley, M.D.Monroe, LA1093829392
- Frances Allocco, M.D.Shreveport, LA1578765830
- Ashlyn Alongi, MDJefferson, LA1790245728
- Hassan Alzahrani, MD, MRCS, FRCSNew Orleans, LA1336648211
Common questions
What is Joshua D. Parks, MD's NPI number?
Joshua D. Parks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740470061, issued on Aug 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua D. Parks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 391-5275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua D. Parks, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD200240, 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 D. Parks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua D. Parks, MD had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.