William C. Moss, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
William C. Moss, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1700996659, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.019356, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William C. Moss
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.019356 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4150 Nelson RD Ste G, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 562-3732
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 562-3699
- Medicaid ID
- 1967360 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100830000740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4150 Nelson RD Ste G
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alice Babst, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1134162753
- Hannah Lacombe, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679295851
Verify William C. Moss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.019356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
- Anastrozole11 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: $444.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 C. Moss among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
William C. Moss, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chi Fei Chung, MDLake Charles, LA 706051720158066
- Joseph O'Donnell, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051508851361
- Eric Waetjen, MDLake Charles, LA 706051831540608
- Diana Betancourt, CSFALake Charles, LA 706011780319632
- Darin Doumite, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011346417763
- Amanda Ellington, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023219110
- Eric Linville, MDLake Charles, LA 706011023514569
- Thomas McCalla, MDLake Charles, LA 706011124006978
Common questions
What is William C. Moss, M.D.'s NPI number?
William C. Moss, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700996659, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William C. Moss, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 Nelson RD Ste G, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 562-3732. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William C. Moss, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.019356, 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 C. Moss, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William C. Moss, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.