NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karla O. Querbes, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA

Karla O. Querbes, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1194756437, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.021483, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194756437
Name
Karla O. Querbes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD.021483 LA
021483 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2551 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 621-2929
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 621-2930
Medicaid IDs
3186212930 LA
1992909 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060214000591); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2551 Greenwood Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristy Cory, PACPhysician Assistant1659464865
  2. Suzanne Frye, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922449917
  3. Robert Taylor, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821198052

Verify Karla O. Querbes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,443 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karla Querbes5,443
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate307 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium232 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
  4. Simvastatin198 claims
  5. Lisinopril172 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium172 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: $675.70

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.

  1. Karla Querbes$675.70
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. WK Tri-State Medical ClinicShreveport, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karla O. Querbes among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Karla O. Querbes, 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
  • Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Alsup, MDShreveport, LA 711031760444368
  2. Pierre Blanchard, MDShreveport, LA 711031104889237
  3. Donna Carden, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031386661346
  4. Kenneth Fitzgerald, MDShreveport, LA 711031811985245
  5. Rajendra Gandhi, MDShreveport, LA 711031750379608
  6. Stephen Greenberg, MDShreveport, LA 711031598714842
  7. Ashok Kompelli, MDShreveport, LA 711031932197886
  8. Huan Le, MDShreveport, LA 711031184687212

Common questions

What is Karla O. Querbes, MD's NPI number?

Karla O. Querbes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194756437, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karla O. Querbes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2551 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 621-2929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karla O. Querbes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.021483, 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 Karla O. Querbes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karla O. Querbes, MD had 5,443 Medicare Part D claims for 316 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.