NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA

Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1407823644, issued on Mar 7, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11819R, 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
1407823644
Name
Mohammed S. Sarwar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
11819R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Walters St, Lake Charles, LA 70607
Phone
(374) 808-0663
Enumerated
Mar 7, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2022
Fax
(337) 480-8061
Medicaid ID
1681261 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050126000136); 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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Also registered at 1000 Walters St

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

  1. Jessica Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871519793
  2. Michael Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063438984
  3. Ashton Adekanmbi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548791940
  4. Jody Arnold, RPHPharmacist1285149690
  5. Benjamin Azevedo, M. D., M. P HInternal Medicine Physician1821434432
  6. William Caraway, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1154347086

Verify Mohammed S. Sarwar 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

12,132 Medicare Part D claims for 725 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mohammed Sarwar12,132
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate820 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium724 claims
  3. Gabapentin675 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium422 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride361 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium350 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: $2,225.55

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mohammed Sarwar$2,225.55
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Lcms Rehabilitation Institute OF Southwest LouisianaLake Charles, LA

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

Mohammed S. Sarwar among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 53 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Azevedo, M. D., M. P HLake Charles, LA 706071821434432
  2. Christine Dugan, DOLake Charles, LA 706071427317858
  3. Carlo Emilcar, MDLake Charles, LA 706071417604448
  4. Peter Karam, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706071235218660
  5. Barry Levet, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706071992768485
  6. Ping Kok Lie, MDLake Charles, LA 706071447210406
  7. Andrew PaulkLake Charles, LA 706071487116778
  8. Liwliwa Ramos, MDLake Charles, LA 706071366402786

Common questions

What is Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407823644, issued on Mar 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Walters St, Lake Charles, LA, 70607. Phone: (374) 808-0663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11819R, 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 Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mohammed S. Sarwar, M.D. had 12,132 Medicare Part D claims for 725 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.