Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1720060346, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 15060R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keith Michael Lechtenberg
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 15060R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 439-4000
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 439-4033
- Medicaid ID
- 1162078 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090815000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 235 Dr Michael Debakey Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Foret, MDFamily Medicine Physician1770593485
Verify Keith Michael Lechtenberg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15060RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,963 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 143 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium613 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium471 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium198 claims
- Losartan Potassium184 claims
- Metformin Hcl183 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: $1,771.42
103 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 one group practice
- Lechtenberg And Foret, LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keith Michael Lechtenberg among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
94 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 94 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryan Barootes, MDLake Charles, LA 706011326040858
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- Dennis Fletcher, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011881668390
- Carolyn Hutchinson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011609852839
- Percival Kane, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011780660910
- Alan Lebato, MDLake Charles, LA 706011528069739
- Danette Null, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011336129444
- Michael Oler, MDLake Charles, LA 706011528040938
Common questions
What is Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D.'s NPI number?
Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720060346, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 439-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15060R, 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 Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Keith Michael Lechtenberg, M.D. had 7,963 Medicare Part D claims for 457 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.