NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Zachary Choate, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Shreveport, LA

Richard Zachary Choate, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1770012478, issued on Jun 6, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana AP09317, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; 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
1770012478
Name
Richard Zachary Choate
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
AP09317 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2727 Hearne Ave Ste 301, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 631-6400
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170804001113); 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 2727 Hearne Ave Ste 301

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

  1. Bader Alotaibi, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1003295791
  2. Megan Atkinson, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1982181301
  3. Kaitlyn Colvin, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1912897836
  4. Grace DoddPhysician Assistant1760226484
  5. Nikita Fergins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1124691639
  6. Tina FirouzbakhtCardiovascular Disease Physician1891115846

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

3,047 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Richard Choate3,047
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance386 claims
  2. Entresto336 claims
  3. Spironolactone302 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate238 claims
  5. Bumetanide144 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium100 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: $1,351.31

85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Choate$1,351.31
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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. Wkmc Cardiovascular ConsultantsShreveport, LA

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

Richard Zachary Choate among 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Richard Zachary Choate, NP is one of 318 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% 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 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 244 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

75 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 75 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Chase, ACNPC-AGShreveport, LA 711031437774635
  2. Jessica CurtisShreveport, LA 711031700306701
  3. Jeremy Davis, ACNP-BCShreveport, LA 711031386997351
  4. Amanda Davis, AGACNP-BCShreveport, LA 711031700401908
  5. Brinton Fegley, NPShreveport, LA 711031790759462
  6. Steven Galbraith, NPShreveport, LA 711031194234047
  7. Chenoa Hakun, NPShreveport, LA 711031285111930
  8. Caleb Harkins, APRN, AGACNPShreveport, LA 711031053762146

Common questions

What is Richard Zachary Choate, NP's NPI number?

Richard Zachary Choate, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770012478, issued on Jun 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Zachary Choate, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2727 Hearne Ave Ste 301, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 631-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Zachary Choate, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09317, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Zachary Choate, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Zachary Choate, NP had 3,047 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.