William B. Hart, M.D.
Specialist · Lake Charles, LA
William B. Hart, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1851334270, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 015273, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William B. Hart
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 015273 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1920 West Sale Road Bldg F Ste 3, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 439-4014
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 439-0185
- Medicaid ID
- 1330914 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080618000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William B. Hart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 015273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
735 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost170 claims
- Timolol Maleate94 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate81 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol48 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth31 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): 97.4 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: $118.70
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
William B. Hart among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
William B. Hart, M.D. is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
There are 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ericka Babineaux, C.O.Lake Charles, LA 706051447701107
- Kristen BellonLake Charles, LA 706051801521919
- Joy Clement Derise, MASSAGE THERAPISTLake Charles, LA 706051699920181
- Baron Newton, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051881654895
- Joyce Fontenot, CPMSM, CPCSLake Charles, LA 706011649669599
- Lynn Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011205816642
- Robin FreemanLake Charles, LA 706011003695172
- Amber GuilloryLake Charles, LA 706011295468304
Common questions
What is William B. Hart, M.D.'s NPI number?
William B. Hart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851334270, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William B. Hart, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 West Sale Road Bldg F Ste 3, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 439-4014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William B. Hart, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 015273, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William B. Hart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William B. Hart, M.D. had 735 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William B. Hart, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 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.