Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Laura Bates

Psychiatry Physician · Farmerville, LA

Laura Bates is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Farmerville, Louisiana, and NPI 1508318478, issued on Oct 26, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana AP09058, 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, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1508318478
Name
Laura Bates
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
AP09058 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1114 Sterlington Hwy, Farmerville, LA 71241
Phone
(318) 407-6147
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Laura Bates 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

275 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Laura Bates275
  2. Specialty average1,010

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam28 claims
  2. Austedo23 claims
  3. Amitriptyline Hcl20 claims
  4. Rexulti18 claims
  5. Alprazolam17 claims
  6. Lamotrigine12 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: $169.25

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.. The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Bates$169.25
  2. Specialty average$4,902.45

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

1 psychiatry physician records list a Farmerville practice address

They are 1 of the 120 NPPES records with a Farmerville practice address, and 528 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.

Other psychiatry physician records in Louisiana

  1. Hossam Abou-Taleb, M.D.Mandeville, LA1811011489
  2. Ryan Adell, MDNew Orleans, LA1578060059
  3. Muhammad Ahmed, MDNew Orleans, LA1588724561
  4. Ashley Albarado, MDLafayette, LA1548401516
  5. Nadejda Alekseeva, MDShreveport, LA1538298005
  6. Lalitha Alla, MDPineville, LA1023188554
  7. Aneline Amalathas, MDNew Orleans, LA1255080552
  8. Patrice Ambrose, M.D.Lafayette, LA1184759664
  9. Robert Ancira, M.D.New Orleans, LA1063428092
  10. Andrew Anson, M.D.New Orleans, LA1962716688

Common questions

What is Laura Bates's NPI number?

Laura Bates's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508318478, issued on Oct 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Bates located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1114 Sterlington Hwy, Farmerville, LA, 71241. Phone: (318) 407-6147. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Bates's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09058, 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 Laura Bates prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Bates had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.