Paul A. Rushing, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Paul A. Rushing, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1003810904, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 12187R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Rushing
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12187R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1455 E Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Phone
- (318) 798-4488
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 798-4420
- Medicaid ID
- 1696781 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100209000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul A. Rushing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12187RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,950 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium908 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate567 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium530 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium485 claims
- Losartan Potassium411 claims
- Gabapentin341 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,733.06
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Highland Clinic, A Prof Med CorpShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul A. Rushing among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Paul A. Rushing, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Paul A. Rushing, MD's NPI number?
Paul A. Rushing, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003810904, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Rushing, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1455 E Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 798-4488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Rushing, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12187R, 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 Paul A. Rushing, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul A. Rushing, MD had 14,950 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul A. Rushing, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.