Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Luster, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Natchitoches, LA

William Luster, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1467695528, issued on Apr 19, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204308, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1467695528
Name
William Luster
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD.204308 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
617 Bienville St, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Phone
(318) 238-6401
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2009
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 617 Bienville St

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

  1. Margaret Barnum, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1487798823
  2. Otis Barnum, DOInternal Medicine Physician1245224559
  3. Haley JohnsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1427408137

Verify William Luster in five checks

  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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,248 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. William Luster3,248
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
  2. Lisinopril150 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate140 claims
  4. Gabapentin117 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium116 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl93 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: $21.19

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Luster$21.19
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

11 family medicine physician records list a Natchitoches practice address

They are 11 of the 556 NPPES records with a Natchitoches practice address, and 1,558 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.

Other family medicine physician records in Louisiana

  1. Brittany Abadie, NPGramercy, LA1437077054
  2. Ubaid Abbasi, MDBaton Rouge, LA1548765738
  3. Claire Abel, APRNIowa, LA1821931635
  4. Lamia Abisamra, MDMetairie, LA1912562489
  5. Matthew Abraham, M.D.Lafayette, LA1174511794
  6. Ralph Abraham, MDRayville, LA1013962620
  7. Steven Abramson, M.D.Prairieville, LA1720086820
  8. Christopher Achee, M.D.Jennings, LA1710947205
  9. Stefanie Acosta, MDLafayette, LA1629538665
  10. Rodney Acuna, MDLake Charles, LA1760708606

Common questions

What is William Luster, MD's NPI number?

William Luster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467695528, issued on Apr 19, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Luster, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 Bienville St, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 238-6401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Luster, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204308, 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 Luster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Luster, MD had 3,248 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.