Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Kopfler, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Hammond, LA

William Kopfler, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1912903816, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1912903816
Name
William Kopfler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
Practice location
16070 Doctors Blvd, Hammond, LA 70403
Phone
(985) 542-5972
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16070 Doctors Blvd

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

  1. Jherie Ducombs, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1881690782
  2. Ken EhrhardtInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1033571914
  3. Jean Genzale, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1972743243
  4. Sameer Idrees, PAPhysician Assistant1649126152
  5. Claude Nesser, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1053318055
  6. James Parker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407888555

Verify William Kopfler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,804 Medicare Part D claims for 682 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. William Kopfler5,804
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate829 claims
  2. Eliquis561 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate352 claims
  4. Furosemide320 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
  6. Amiodarone Hcl221 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 78.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score65.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $298.00

10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc.. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Kopfler$298.00
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 385 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana

  1. Richard Abben, MDHouma, LA1750388740
  2. Nidal Abi Rafeh, M.D.Hammond, LA1457506743
  3. Freddy Abi-Samra, MDNew Orleans, LA1346207354
  4. Christian Abrahim, MDShreveport, LA1316490824
  5. Godfrey Achilihu, MD FACCMonroe, LA1841274768
  6. Farhad Aduli, MDCovington, LA1023051372
  7. Usman Alam, M.D.,Opelousas, LA1174568208
  8. Gholam Ali, MDNew Orleans, LA1851493803
  9. Murtuza Ali, M.D.New Orleans, LA1427110451
  10. Elizabeth Alonso, MDBaton Rouge, LA1952323727

Common questions

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

William Kopfler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912903816, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Kopfler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16070 Doctors Blvd, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 542-5972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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 Kopfler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Kopfler, M.D. had 5,804 Medicare Part D claims for 682 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Kopfler, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.