NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael James Dufrene, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Lake Charles, LA

Michael James Dufrene, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1639210081, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana AP03241, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1639210081
Name
Michael James Dufrene
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
AP03241 LA
RN068052 LA
AP115481 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
424 W Mcneese St., Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone
(337) 478-0511
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 478-5660
Medicaid ID
1540137 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000305); accepts Medicare assignment
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 ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lake Charles Anesthesiology, ApmcLake Charles, LA
  2. Mid-Louisiana Anesthesia Consultants, ApmcAlexandria, LA

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

Michael James Dufrene among 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana

Michael James Dufrene, CRNA is one of 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 1,412 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 60 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Claudia Boyer, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051962482356
  2. James Brooks, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051730115411
  3. Joseph Caraway, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051922082262
  4. Dennis Clark, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051710914486
  5. Derek Conner, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051487631578
  6. Michael Creasman, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051952388084
  7. Stephen Darbonne, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051215914213
  8. Nathaniel Dennis, CRNALake Charles, LA 706051124008206

Common questions

What is Michael James Dufrene, CRNA's NPI number?

Michael James Dufrene, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639210081, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael James Dufrene, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 424 W Mcneese St., Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 478-0511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael James Dufrene, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP03241, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.