Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Leesville, LA
Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Leesville, Louisiana, and NPI 1326294745, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 205565, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kapil H. Thakkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 205565 LA
MD.205565 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8088 Hawks RD, Leesville, LA 71446
- Phone
- (337) 462-8880
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 2303899 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160408000688); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8088 Hawks RD
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Verify Kapil H. Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 205565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium44 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Potassium Chloride35 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium24 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physical Therapy Services OF West Louisiana IncLeesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kapil H. Thakkar among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Kapil H. Thakkar, 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Leesville
They are 4 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Leesville, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326294745, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8088 Hawks RD, Leesville, LA, 71446. Phone: (337) 462-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 205565, 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 Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D. had 1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kapil H. Thakkar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.