NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shalini Choudhary

Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA

Shalini Choudhary is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1225599129, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana 332539, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225599129
Name
Shalini Choudhary
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
332539 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4906 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste 1302, Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone
(337) 261-6010
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220912002967); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Shalini Choudhary 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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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,909 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shalini Choudhary4,909
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium331 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate307 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium170 claims
  4. Lisinopril139 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium118 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl113 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA

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

Shalini Choudhary among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana

Shalini Choudhary is one of 1,728 family 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 2019, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette

They are 86 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christy Brown, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081093854861
  2. Kelly Cahill, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081982732061
  3. Andree Caillet, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081700888005
  4. Wayne Cestia, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081811105513
  5. Lauren Fletcher Luke, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081215179528
  6. Cole Hillebrandt, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081649567678
  7. Jason Landry, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081114135829
  8. Francine Manuel, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081073510897

Common questions

What is Shalini Choudhary's NPI number?

Shalini Choudhary's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225599129, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shalini Choudhary located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4906 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste 1302, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 261-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shalini Choudhary's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 332539, 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 Shalini Choudhary prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shalini Choudhary had 4,909 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.