Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hammond, LA
Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1417203746, issued on Jul 24, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana 208076, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wonestta Annette Collins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 208076 LA
MD.208076 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 230-3066
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151006002033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wonestta Annette Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 208076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
514 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Carvedilol26 claims
- Furosemide25 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $82.12
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 3 group practices
- Central Louisiana Physicians, LLCAlexandria, LA
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationZachary, LA
- 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).
Wonestta Annette Collins among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D. 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 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417203746, issued on Jul 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 230-3066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 208076, 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 Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D. had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wonestta Annette Collins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.