William J. Slusher, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Jonesboro, LA
William J. Slusher, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Louisiana, and NPI 1649240383, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 25061, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Slusher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25061 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 Watts St, Jonesboro, LA 71251
- Phone
- (318) 395-2121
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 395-8768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100305000835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oakland College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 107 Watts St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Grimmett, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902288970
- Heather Zimmerman, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1427915826
Verify William J. Slusher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,528 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate482 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium448 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium432 claims
- Losartan Potassium297 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium265 claims
- Lisinopril248 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: $97.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Jackson Parish HospitalJonesboro, LA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
William J. Slusher among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
William J. Slusher, M.D. is one of 1,728 family 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jonesboro
They are 5 of the 165 NPPES records with a practice address in Jonesboro, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is William J. Slusher, M.D.'s NPI number?
William J. Slusher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649240383, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Slusher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 Watts St, Jonesboro, LA, 71251. Phone: (318) 395-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Slusher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 25061, 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 J. Slusher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Slusher, M.D. had 8,528 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.