William Daniel Zeichner, MD
Surgery Physician · Natchitoches, LA
William Daniel Zeichner, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1861483869, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD06736R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Daniel Zeichner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD06736R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 651 Bienville Cir, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Phone
- (318) 357-1200
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2022
- Fax
- (318) 352-3644
- Medicaid ID
- 1349712 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Daniel Zeichner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD06736RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
3,407 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide152 claims
- Metformin Hcl128 claims
- Omeprazole115 claims
- Simvastatin114 claims
- Gabapentin111 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: $633.53
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Reapplix Inc. 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.
William Daniel Zeichner among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
William Daniel Zeichner, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Natchitoches
They are 4 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Willliam Ball, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571689785396
- Damian Defrancesch, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571396940466
- Steven Jackson, D.O.Natchitoches, LA 714571033379524
- Isaac Isaiah, MD.Fort Polk, LA 714591427153204
- Mohammad Khan, MDFort Polk, LA 714591730179276
- Myung Kim, M.D.Fort Polk, LA 714591235383464
- Michael Prosperie, MDOakdale, LA 714631194774216
- Patrick Savoy, M.D.Oakdale, LA 714631740216779
Common questions
What is William Daniel Zeichner, MD's NPI number?
William Daniel Zeichner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861483869, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Daniel Zeichner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 651 Bienville Cir, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 357-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Daniel Zeichner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD06736R, 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 Daniel Zeichner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Daniel Zeichner, MD had 3,407 Medicare Part D claims for 206 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.