William G. Plunkett, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hammond, LA
William G. Plunkett, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1871553016, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.07053R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William G. Plunkett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD.07053R LA
2006-00034 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 300, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 230-7675
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2022
- Fax
- (985) 230-7677
- Medicaid IDs
- 5902879 NC
1359246 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100518000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William G. Plunkett 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.07053RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
20,252 Medicare Part D claims for 1,136 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium884 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate818 claims
- Alprazolam793 claims
- Montelukast Sodium707 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium638 claims
- Gabapentin563 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: $430.39
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William G. Plunkett among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
William G. Plunkett, MD 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
- Graduated1983 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
21 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hammond
They are 21 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is William G. Plunkett, MD's NPI number?
William G. Plunkett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871553016, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William G. Plunkett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 300, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 230-7675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William G. Plunkett, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.07053R, 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 G. Plunkett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William G. Plunkett, MD had 20,252 Medicare Part D claims for 1,136 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.