Russell Orville Cummings, MD
Surgery Physician · Columbia, LA
Russell Orville Cummings, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, Louisiana, and NPI 1528057114, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 013602, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Orville Cummings
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 013602 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 484 Collins RD, Columbia, LA 71418
- Phone
- (318) 649-5300
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 649-0052
- Medicaid ID
- 1312053 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080409000283); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 484 Collins RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Megan Hemphill, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144069683
- Whitney Keahey, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831572908
- Emily Kinney, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1073856670
Verify Russell Orville Cummings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 013602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
2,706 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium142 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Lisinopril97 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl90 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
- Omeprazole84 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: $59.10
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tris Pharma Inc. 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
- Hospital Service District NO. 1 OF Caldwell ParishColumbia, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell Orville Cummings among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Russell Orville Cummings, 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 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
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
1 surgery physician record lists a practice address in Columbia
They are 1 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Damian Defrancesch, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571396940466
- Steven Jackson, D.O.Natchitoches, LA 714571033379524
- William Zeichner, MDNatchitoches, LA 714571861483869
- Isaac Isaiah, MD.Fort Polk, LA 714591427153204
- Mohammad Khan, MDFort Polk, LA 714591730179276
Common questions
What is Russell Orville Cummings, MD's NPI number?
Russell Orville Cummings, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528057114, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Orville Cummings, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 484 Collins RD, Columbia, LA, 71418. Phone: (318) 649-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Orville Cummings, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 013602, 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 Russell Orville Cummings, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Orville Cummings, MD had 2,706 Medicare Part D claims for 248 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.