NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yazan Ali Alqara, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Sulphur, LA

Yazan Ali Alqara, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sulphur, Louisiana, and NPI 1740930551, issued on Mar 25, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 345207, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740930551
Name
Yazan Ali Alqara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
345207 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
920 1St Ave, Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone
(504) 339-4449
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251125004403); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 920 1St Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jason Fuqua, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1700051133
  2. Kelly Fuqua, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1861667297
  3. Roger Grimball, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366444093

Verify Yazan Ali Alqara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

687 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Yazan Alqara687
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium44 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa35 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  5. Gabapentin29 claims
  6. 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $37.38

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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.

  1. Yazan Alqara$37.38
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service DistrictHackberry, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Yazan Ali Alqara among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Yazan Ali Alqara, 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 2022, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Garth King, MDSulphur, LA 706631598775355
  2. Ejiro Ughovwa, MDKinder, LA 706481770521536
  3. Kenneth Leger, MDIowa, LA 706471932543915
  4. Ruth Elsey, M.D.Grand Chenier, LA 706431063808012
  5. Steven Farquhar, MDDeridder, LA 706341538153002
  6. Jagjit Chadha, M.DDequincy, LA 706331144377128
  7. Jalal Joudeh, M.D.Dequincy, LA 706331861425324
  8. Raman Singh, M.D.Angola, LA 707121316981129

Common questions

What is Yazan Ali Alqara, MD's NPI number?

Yazan Ali Alqara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740930551, issued on Mar 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yazan Ali Alqara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 1St Ave, Sulphur, LA, 70663. Phone: (504) 339-4449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yazan Ali Alqara, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 345207, 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 Yazan Ali Alqara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yazan Ali Alqara, MD had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.