Thomas Howard McCalla, MD
Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Thomas Howard McCalla, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1124006978, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana LA015416, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Howard McCalla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- LA015416 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 816 W Bayou Pines Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 439-8588
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (337) 439-0808
- Medicaid ID
- 1337251 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Howard McCalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LA015416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Thomas Howard McCalla among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Thomas Howard McCalla, 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diana Betancourt, CSFALake Charles, LA 706011780319632
- Darin Doumite, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011346417763
- Amanda Ellington, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023219110
- Eric Linville, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023514569
- Matias Nauts, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706011154616936
- Thomas Rossowski, MDLake Charles, LA 706011245342856
- Justin Rudd, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011174889794
- Niazy Selim, MD, PHD, MBCHB, FACSLake Charles, LA 706011689789083
Common questions
What is Thomas Howard McCalla, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Howard McCalla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124006978, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Howard McCalla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 816 W Bayou Pines Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 439-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Howard McCalla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number LA015416, 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 Thomas Howard McCalla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Howard McCalla, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; 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.