Steven W. Venters, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Farmerville, LA
Steven W. Venters, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Farmerville, Louisiana, and NPI 1780631168, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12351R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven W. Venters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12351R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 James Ave, Farmerville, LA 71241
- Phone
- (318) 368-0190
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 368-0405
- Medicaid ID
- 1699306 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080111000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven W. Venters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12351RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,352 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 300 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate462 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium437 claims
- Gabapentin399 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium360 claims
- Losartan Potassium360 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium301 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): 20.6 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: $99.04
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
Steven W. Venters among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Steven W. Venters, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Farmerville
They are 1 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Farmerville, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Steven W. Venters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven W. Venters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780631168, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven W. Venters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 James Ave, Farmerville, LA, 71241. Phone: (318) 368-0190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven W. Venters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12351R, 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 W. Venters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven W. Venters, M.D. had 13,352 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven W. Venters, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 20.6 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.