Vern Antoine Keller, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lafayette, LA
Vern Antoine Keller, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1639176472, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 021788, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vern Antoine Keller
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 021788 LA
ME114423 FL
22054 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Dr Ste 201, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 289-7999
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 289-7998
- Medicaid IDs
- 00084714 MS
1977292 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060309000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 87 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Victor Tedesco, M.D.Specialist1790705036
Verify Vern Antoine Keller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin35 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: $40,369.98
148 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vern Antoine Keller among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana
Vern Antoine Keller, MD is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1992 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana.
All 87 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohamad AllamLafayette, LA 705031174732846
- David Allie, MDLafayette, LA 705031760489728
- Mitchell Lirtzman, MDLafayette, LA 705061922005768
- Safi Haq, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081144662651
- Gregory Groglio, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581699791772
- Randall Juleff, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481487615142
- John Breaux, MDLacombe, LA 704451760487680
- Louis Hebert, MDLacombe, LA 704451689678609
Common questions
What is Vern Antoine Keller, MD's NPI number?
Vern Antoine Keller, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639176472, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vern Antoine Keller, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 201, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 289-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vern Antoine Keller, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021788, 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 Vern Antoine Keller, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vern Antoine Keller, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.