Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Farmerville, LA
Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Farmerville, Louisiana, and NPI 1770544124, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017199, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Patrickl Unkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 017199 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 James Ave, Farmerville, LA 71241
- Phone
- (318) 368-2238
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 368-2240
- Medicaid ID
- 1346985 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110222000102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Patrickl Unkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
25,643 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,526 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,049 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,012 claims
- Potassium Chloride729 claims
- Gabapentin710 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen678 claims
- Furosemide590 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 22.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,919.54
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Steven Patrickl Unkel among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Farmerville
They are 2 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Farmerville, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770544124, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 James Ave, Farmerville, LA, 71241. Phone: (318) 368-2238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017199, 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 Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D. had 25,643 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Patrickl Unkel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.9 of 100. 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.