NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luke M. Williams, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lake Charles, LA

Luke M. Williams, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1659347854, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020703, 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
1659347854
Name
Luke M. Williams
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
020703 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 433-8400
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 433-2031
Medicaid ID
1658863 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100416000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
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 501 Dr Michael Debakey Dr

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

  1. Heather Adams, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1962813105
  2. Kara Babaz, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1700164290
  3. Candice BoudreauxNurse Practitioner1780196907
  4. Jason Burklow, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740600683
  5. Gerald Byrd, MDGastroenterology Physician1083676241
  6. Kelsey Cobb, FNPNurse Practitioner1336534064

Verify Luke M. Williams 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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,383 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Luke Williams2,383
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta416 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium402 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa177 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl114 claims
  5. Prednisone99 claims
  6. Breztri Aerosphere93 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: $2,578.63

131 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luke Williams$2,578.63
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Imperial Health LLPLake Charles, LA

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

Luke M. Williams among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana

Luke M. Williams, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Broussard, MDLake Charles, LA 706011821007170
  2. Clifford Courville, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011942461207
  3. Manley Jordan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011932118296
  4. Gary Kohler, MDLake Charles, LA 706011881603140
  5. Tashfeen Mahmood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011366676074
  6. Ben Thompson, MDLake Charles, LA 706011710996079
  7. Janardana Kaimal, MDLake Charles, LA 706051912989443
  8. Sana Ali, MDOpelousas, LA 705701699268482

Common questions

What is Luke M. Williams, MD's NPI number?

Luke M. Williams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659347854, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luke M. Williams, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 433-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luke M. Williams, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020703, 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 Luke M. Williams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luke M. Williams, MD had 2,383 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.