Michael Louis Burnell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Opelousas, LA
Michael Louis Burnell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1588625487, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 023031, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Louis Burnell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 023031 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 138 Lazaro Blvd Suite A, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 948-1802
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 942-9074
- Medicaid ID
- 1493911 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081024000163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Louis Burnell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
21,621 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 979 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium821 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate794 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium763 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium650 claims
- Furosemide553 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl443 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: $1,066.18
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Opelousas General Health System Physician PracticesOpelousas, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Louis Burnell among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michael Louis Burnell, MD 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Opelousas
They are 18 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelousas, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Basile, MDOpelousas, LA 705701013986728
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- Craig Greene, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701326041112
- Richard Harmon, MDOpelousas, LA 705701124089024
- Latonya Kelly, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701063430213
- Stacey Mayeaux, MDOpelousas, LA 705701013986892
- Derek Metoyer, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701942384870
Common questions
What is Michael Louis Burnell, MD's NPI number?
Michael Louis Burnell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588625487, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Louis Burnell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 138 Lazaro Blvd Suite A, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 948-1802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Louis Burnell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023031, 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 Michael Louis Burnell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Louis Burnell, MD had 21,621 Medicare Part D claims for 834 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.