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 34 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. Steven Venters, M.D.Farmerville, LA 712411780631168
  2. Jose Veras Pola, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721801854252
  3. Devinder Verma, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011629076575
  4. Paul Verrette, M.D.Chalmette, LA 700431487760989
  5. Lori Vidrine-Parks, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861619063591
  6. Seth VignesNew Orleans, LA 701121992246219
  7. Chad Vincent, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081437104619
  8. Edmund Vinci, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081164445680
  9. Richard Vines, MDMonroe, LA 712011023035540
  10. Suren VisvanathanShreveport, LA 711031720508716
  11. Loi Vo, M.D.Leesville, LA 714461215911029
  12. Phuong Vo, MDMarrero, LA 700721265548416
  13. John Vockroth, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561841282100
  14. Frank Voelker, MDCovington, LA 704331316928260
  15. Susan Vogel, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211548288897
  16. Thomas Voitier, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031598906570
  17. Sireesha Vutukuri, MDShreveport, LA 711011477900660
  18. Craig Wade, M.D.Houma, LA 703601235422239
  19. Kelvin Wade, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011043334089
  20. Jeremy Waggenspack, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701241437342615
  21. Cynthia Wagnon, M.D.Delhi, LA 712321225009053
  22. Eric Waguespack, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081053328559
  23. Darakhshan Wahid, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061801872627
  24. Carl Walker, M. D.Harvey, LA 700581255442539
  25. Dana Walker, MDNew Orleans, LA 701191225569957
  26. Morgan WalkerBaton Rouge, LA 708081417301961
  27. Patrick Walker, M.D.Houma, LA 703641780768630
  28. Shaun Walker, DOLafayette, LA 705061417488461
  29. Wendell Wall, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011639174105
  30. Robert WallaceBaton Rouge, LA 708081801337134
  31. John Wallis, MDNew Orleans, LA 701131023004207
  32. Joseph Walters, M.D.Bastrop, LA 712201740490895
  33. Seema Walvekar, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121215191937
  34. Eric Wascome, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081992742811
  35. Kimberly Washington, DOBaton Rouge, LA 708091417936378
  36. Kacie Watts, MDHammond, LA 704031518312677
  37. Naquita WebbShreveport, LA 711011508023623
  38. Kirk Webster, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708161316061088
  39. Rikki WeemsCovington, LA 704331083956841
  40. Robert Weilbaecher, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061083631675
  41. Zach WeisbergNew Orleans, LA 701121083472401
  42. Harlan Weiss, M.D.Bossier City, LA 711111932215456
  43. Philip Weiss, M.D.Chalmette, LA 700431780878876
  44. Charles Werner, MDShreeport, LA 711011861584476
  45. Charleston West, DOJefferson, LA 701211205578879
  46. J West, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081477574002
  47. William West, M.D.Jefferson, LA 701211508429218
  48. James Westerfield, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081649271511
  49. Frank Wharton, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211841218989
  50. John Wharton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081427087527

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.