William Forrest Johnston, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
William Forrest Johnston, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1598908253, issued on Apr 10, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana 306266, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Forrest Johnston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 306266 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4060
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170928000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Forrest Johnston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 306266Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
537 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone60 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf56 claims
- Gavilyte-C41 claims
- Gavilyte-G36 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl34 claims
- Metronidazole32 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: $7,362.74
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCRaceland, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Forrest Johnston among 44 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Louisiana
William Forrest Johnston, MD is one of 44 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208C00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 44 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 44 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Broussard, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211437788395
- Terrell Hicks, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211811945157
- Brian Kann, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211689763179
- Danielle Kay, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211811378748
- Jennifer Paruch, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211770805871
- Cullen Roberts, MDJefferson, LA 701211447710488
- Steven Schuetz, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211851735740
- Alan Timmcke, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211811924400
Common questions
What is William Forrest Johnston, MD's NPI number?
William Forrest Johnston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598908253, issued on Apr 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Forrest Johnston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Forrest Johnston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 306266, 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 Forrest Johnston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Forrest Johnston, MD had 537 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.