Rick Joe Faul, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Rick Joe Faul, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1861855371, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 307015, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick Joe Faul
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 307015 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2390 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 261-6789
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180430001094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2390 West Congress Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rick Joe Faul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 307015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,776 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 518 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium517 claims
- Tramadol Hcl454 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium436 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium431 claims
- Gabapentin429 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate410 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): 85.5 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: $45.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optinose US, Inc. 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Abbeville Emergency Group LLCAbbeville, LA
- Vermillion Parish Hospital Service District NO 2Abbeville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rick Joe Faul among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Rick Joe Faul, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Rick Joe Faul, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rick Joe Faul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861855371, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick Joe Faul, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2390 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 261-6789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick Joe Faul, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 307015, 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 Rick Joe Faul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick Joe Faul, M.D. had 11,776 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rick Joe Faul, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.