NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Gerry Hebert, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA

William Gerry Hebert, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1598834491, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana L021253, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598834491
Name
William Gerry Hebert
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L021253 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2770 3RD Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 494-6800
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 494-6811
Medicaid ID
1967629 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100728000392); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2770 3RD Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Floyd Gaspard, R.N.Registered Nurse First Assistant1093849515
  2. Manley Jordan, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1932118296
  3. Lucien Moss, M.D.Specialist1255441382
  4. Amanda Mulig, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437692605
  5. Mary Neeley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790803278
  6. Onita Speight, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871672204

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,564 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 313 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Hebert11,564
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium564 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate448 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium382 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
  5. Lisinopril304 claims
  6. Gabapentin294 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): 74.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%29.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $267.02

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.

  1. William Hebert$267.02
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Swlhs LLCLake Charles, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Gerry Hebert among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

William Gerry Hebert, 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 53 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louise Becnel, MDLake Charles, LA 706011518928001
  2. Harpal Benipal, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011114987229
  3. Yang-Tze Broussard, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011922099662
  4. James Gaharan, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011689753014
  5. Chad Heinen, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011629001490
  6. George Hutchinson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011548216872
  7. Susan Jones, MDLake Charles, LA 706011699760439
  8. Mir Khan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011669448080

Common questions

What is William Gerry Hebert, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Gerry Hebert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598834491, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Gerry Hebert, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 3RD Ave, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Gerry Hebert, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number L021253, 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 William Gerry Hebert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Gerry Hebert, M.D. had 11,564 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Gerry Hebert, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.9 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.

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