Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD
Specialist · Alma, GA
Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Alma, Georgia, and NPI 1508877986, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040698, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lou Ellen Hutcheson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License numbers
- 040698 GA
40698 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1126 W 12TH St, Alma, GA 31510
- Phone
- (912) 632-0884
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Fax
- (912) 632-1339
- Medicaid ID
- 00792899A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041220001007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1126 W 12TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Harrison Carter, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043221492
- Jennifer Dowling, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770098410
- Patsy Lott, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447587712
Verify Lou Ellen Hutcheson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 040698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
755 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol183 claims
- Fluconazole75 claims
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate67 claims
- Metronidazole50 claims
- Ketoconazole40 claims
- Mometasone Furoate35 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: $97.60
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- South Georgia Physicians Group, LLCAlma, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lou Ellen Hutcheson among 845 specialist records in Georgia
Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 specialist record lists a practice address in Alma
They are 1 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Alma, and 845 specialist records in Georgia.
All 845 in Georgia → Every provider in Alma → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manuel Cuesta, M.D.Baxley, GA 315131821042888
- Leslie Kimbrell, MSPTBlackshear, GA 315161013263235
- Dan Lott, M.D.Waycross, GA 315011457463812
- Randall O'Brien, M.D.Waycross, GA 315011346236155
- Eric Andreae, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201811100688
- James Gowen, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201366484255
- James HeeryBrunswick, GA 315201639270374
- Pauline Jacinto, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201003131988
Common questions
What is Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD's NPI number?
Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508877986, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1126 W 12TH St, Alma, GA, 31510. Phone: (912) 632-0884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 040698, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lou Ellen Hutcheson, MD had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.