NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Internal Medicine Physician in Louisiana

1,749 NPPES records list internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 38 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 15 of 35.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207R00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

New Orleans has the most, 392

  1. New Orleans392
  2. Baton Rouge256
  3. Shreveport218
  4. Lafayette107
  5. Metairie76

Internal Medicine Physician records in Louisiana

  1. Chad Heinen, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011629001490
  2. Stephen Hellman, M.D.Houma, LA 703601033118435
  3. Brian Helmstetter, D.O.Metairie, LA 700021780989418
  4. James Heneghan, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151679764013
  5. Joseph Heneghan, MDPrairieville, LA 707691093083669
  6. Russell Henry, M.D.Houma, LA 703601780689893
  7. Heidi HensonShreveport, LA 711031760977573
  8. Brandi Hernandez, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081669714366
  9. Robert Hernandez, MDShreveport, LA 711151043247745
  10. Alejandro Herrera Vasquez, MDKenner, LA 700621922560903
  11. Cheryl Hickey, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081831630144
  12. Allan Hild, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701467422345
  13. Bunnie Hill, M.D.Prairieville, LA 707691316946023
  14. Norman Hill, MDKenner, LA 700651447646435
  15. Taylor Hillburn, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211649774464
  16. Esther Hinds, M.D.Houma, LA 703631881822914
  17. Trenton Hinds, MD, PH.DFranklin, LA 705381851583298
  18. Michael Hirezi, MDAlexandria, LA 713011568158939
  19. Delane Hise, DONew Orleans, LA 701211528695079
  20. Martha Hoag, MDJennings, LA 705461912080920
  21. Canh Hoang, MDTerrytown, LA 700561770894305
  22. Christopher Hodnette, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061992140065
  23. David Holcombe, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031770588790
  24. Pamela Hollins, MD(APMC)Baton Rouge, LA 708081982663464
  25. Phillip Holly, MDMarrero, LA 700721700402583
  26. Daniel Holmes, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121790312940
  27. Keith Holmes, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708161225053952
  28. Kendria Holt-Rogers, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561558572446
  29. Mary HolzerCovington, LA 704331437546116
  30. Kyle Hoppens, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121902300544
  31. Cody Howdeshell, MDPort Sulphur, LA 700831174028179
  32. Lena Howerton, D.O.New Orleans, LA 701251487041430
  33. Carolina Hoyos Ochoa, MDLafayette, LA 705061598556284
  34. Ronald Hubbard, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011427031640
  35. Bayley Hubble, D.O.Baton Rouge, LA 708061295269645
  36. David Hudson, MDShreveport, LA 711031063831352
  37. Justin Hulin, MDLafayette, LA 705061821676230
  38. David Hurtado De Mendoza Paz, MDShreveport, LA 711151528599388
  39. Syed HussainNew Orleans, LA 701211487281721
  40. George Hutchinson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011548216872
  41. Myriam Hutchinson, M.D.Abbeville, LA 705101396771846
  42. Odera Hyduke, M.DBaton Rouge, LA 708081629482203
  43. Michael Hymbaugh, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061053529727
  44. Susan Ieyoub, MDLake Charles, LA 706051255404521
  45. Oluwatosin Igenoza, MBCHBNew Orleans, LA 701211821627407
  46. Priscilla Ihenacho, MDShreveport, LA 711031518532886
  47. Daniel Ilie, M.D.Covington, LA 704331962606103
  48. William Imsais, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121770548349
  49. Joseph Imseis, MDHarvey, LA 700581932195344
  50. Nagendra Babu Indurti, MBBSBaton Rouge, LA 708061649845009

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Washington39
  2. Nevada38
  3. Arizona38
  4. Louisiana38
  5. North Carolina37
  6. Tennessee36
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Louisiana85.2%
  2. United States78.7%

Internal Medicine Physician records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,490 of 1,749 · 85.2% here, 78.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,217 · 69.6% here, 61.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more978 · 55.9% here, 55.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 1,216 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207R00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,749 NPPES records list internal medicine physician (207R00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 38 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 392 of them (22%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Alabama1,705
  2. South Carolina1,881
  3. Kentucky1,526
  4. Colorado2,046

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arizona38.4
  2. Nevada38.5
  3. North Carolina37.4
  4. Washington39.4

The largest states

  1. California17,696
  2. New York12,067
  3. Florida10,151
  4. Texas9,175
  5. Pennsylvania7,300

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.