NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA

Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1477500288, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.15048R, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477500288
Name
Richard Wesley Jacobson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD.15048R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Saint Mary PL, Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone
(318) 681-4222
Enumerated
May 27, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 681-6114
Medicaid ID
1160997 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001217); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2000
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 1 Saint Mary PL

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

  1. Ronna Andrews, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1770751091
  2. Christopher Baker, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1871767541
  3. Deidre Barfield, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295733509
  4. Willliam Bond, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952496622
  5. Walter Bounds, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1447254198
  6. Laura Brooks, APRN, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1104142769

Verify Richard Wesley Jacobson 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

824 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Jacobson824
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt115 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen62 claims
  3. Levofloxacin55 claims
  4. Prednisone50 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa46 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl41 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): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $107.41

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Jacobson$107.41
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Cross Lake Emergency Group, LLCShreveport, LA

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

Richard Wesley Jacobson among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

109 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 109 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Walter Bounds, MDShreveport, LA 711011447254198
  2. Arthur Brister, MDShreveport, LA 711011700825221
  3. James Cotter, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011225066731
  4. Randall Davis, MDShreveport, LA 711011942270293
  5. Deborah Fletcher, MDShreveport, LA 711011699777011
  6. John Netterville, MDShreveport, LA 711011225084536
  7. James Nichols, MDShreveport, LA 711011578502076
  8. Jared Schaan, MDShreveport, LA 711011871540690

Common questions

What is Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD's NPI number?

Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477500288, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Saint Mary PL, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Phone: (318) 681-4222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.15048R, 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 Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Wesley Jacobson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.

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