NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis Desire Hebert, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lacombe, LA

Louis Desire Hebert, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lacombe, Louisiana, and NPI 1689678609, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 020861, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689678609
Name
Louis Desire Hebert
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
020861 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
64040 Highway 434 Ste 103, Lacombe, LA 70445
Phone
(985) 259-1215
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(985) 871-7841
Medicaid ID
1663476 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040814000185); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1990
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

453 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Louis Hebert453
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate59 claims
  2. Clopidogrel49 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  4. Mupirocin29 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  6. Amiodarone Hcl26 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: $117.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louis Hebert$117.54
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Louis Desire Hebert among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana

Louis Desire Hebert, MD is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1992 among the 63 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records list a practice address in Lacombe

They are 2 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Lacombe, and 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Breaux, MDLacombe, LA 704451760487680
  2. Randall Juleff, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481487615142
  3. Gregory Eckholdt, M.D.Covington, LA 704331649232133
  4. Edward Kofsky, MDCovington, LA 704331811978125
  5. Joseph Obeid, M.D.Covington, LA 704331699208017
  6. Kerry Paape, M.D.Covington, LA 704331437156452
  7. Gregory Groglio, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581699791772
  8. Jose Mena, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031740241363

Common questions

What is Louis Desire Hebert, MD's NPI number?

Louis Desire Hebert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689678609, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis Desire Hebert, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64040 Highway 434 Ste 103, Lacombe, LA, 70445. Phone: (985) 259-1215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis Desire Hebert, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020861, 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 Louis Desire Hebert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis Desire Hebert, MD had 453 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.