Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1861970295, issued on Jul 28, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 327844, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmal Prasad Basaula
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 327844 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 626-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210720000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nirmal Prasad Basaula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 327844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Prednisone11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
- Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirmal Prasad Basaula among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD 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 2018, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 218 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD's NPI number?
Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861970295, issued on Jul 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 626-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 327844, 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 Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmal Prasad Basaula, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.