Richard Thomas Shimer, MD
Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Richard Thomas Shimer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1508832924, issued on Feb 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 14655R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Shimer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 14655R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 3RD Ave Ste 120, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-4868
- Enumerated
- Feb 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 494-4870
- Medicaid ID
- 1140872 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060531000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 432 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amanda Ellington, MDSurgery Physician1023219110
- Alexander Jordan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730877010
- Eric Linville, MDSurgery Physician1023514569
- Lauren Marrero, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861153652
- Ilea Nauts, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043732894
Verify Richard Thomas Shimer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14655RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 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: $545.33
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. 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
- Lcms Surgical Associates OF Southwest Lousiana, LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Thomas Shimer among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Richard Thomas Shimer, MD 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% 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 updated2022 · 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 Lake Charles → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diana Betancourt, CSFALake Charles, LA 706011780319632
- Darin Doumite, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011346417763
- Amanda Ellington, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023219110
- Eric Linville, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023514569
- Thomas McCalla, MDLake Charles, LA 706011124006978
- Matias Nauts, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706011154616936
- Thomas Rossowski, MDLake Charles, LA 706011245342856
- Justin Rudd, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011174889794
Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Shimer, MD's NPI number?
Richard Thomas Shimer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508832924, issued on Feb 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Shimer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 120, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-4868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Shimer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14655R, 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 Thomas Shimer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Shimer, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 60 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.