NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Henry Truax, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Michael Henry Truax, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1679004568, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana 321431, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679004568
Name
Michael Henry Truax
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
321431 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8300 Constantin Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone
(225) 374-1410
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(225) 374-1616
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200618001830); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2017
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 8300 Constantin Blvd

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

  1. Brittany AndersonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427626936
  2. Valerie Anderson, APRN, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1568991420
  3. Nicole Anzalone, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639063647
  4. Sarah Babin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164313813
  5. Emily Bain, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1942503743
  6. Amy Bains, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477995637

Verify Michael Henry Truax 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Truax11
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Professional Emergency Physician Associates, LLCBaton Rouge, LA

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

Michael Henry Truax among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Michael Henry Truax, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

175 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 175 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Branson Cambre, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091407432065
  2. Alicia Chautin, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091245761097
  3. Steven Durham, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091851977334
  4. Tommie Espy, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091063162683
  5. Mitchell Guedry, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091821616772
  6. Erin Lambert, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091578859120
  7. John Lona, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091114486263
  8. Braden McIntosh, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091427477173

Common questions

What is Michael Henry Truax, MD's NPI number?

Michael Henry Truax, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679004568, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Henry Truax, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Constantin Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 374-1410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Henry Truax, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 321431, 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 Henry Truax, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Henry Truax, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.