Philip Gachassin, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lafayette, LA
Philip Gachassin, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1366449290, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 14463R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Gachassin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 14463R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Pinhook RD, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 233-9900
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 233-0770
- Medicaid ID
- 1153621 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040308000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Pinhook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Philip Gachassin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14463RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $475.10
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip Gachassin among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Philip Gachassin, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Autin, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031952607343
- Edgar Breaux, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031982659165
- Jason Breaux, MDLafayette, LA 705031619167517
- Lyndsey BrunoLafayette, LA 705031003278979
- Daniel Carroll, MDLafayette, LA 705031376536995
- Dennis Eschete, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031962681551
- Bennett Fontenot, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031033316310
- James Garcelon, M.D.,Lafayette, LA 705031275526196
Common questions
What is Philip Gachassin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Philip Gachassin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366449290, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Gachassin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Pinhook RD, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 233-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Gachassin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14463R, 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 Philip Gachassin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Gachassin, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.