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 9 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. Rhonda Deen, M.D.Jefferson, LA 701211881685659
  2. Roland Degeyter, MDFranklin, LA 705381386631109
  3. Christie Degrange, MDMarrero, LA 700721881779403
  4. Lauren Degregoria, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121144401613
  5. Richard Deichmann, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211912901315
  6. Steven Deitelzweig, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211811954910
  7. Guido DejesusBaton Rouge, LA 708051457373227
  8. Venerando Del Mundo, MDShreveport, LA 711151982630174
  9. Federico Del Toro, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061932118445
  10. Katherine Delarosa, MDAbbeville, LA 705101366408510
  11. Gregory Della Penna, DONew Orleans, LA 701121336700822
  12. Terry Delord, MDHouma, LA 703631154359974
  13. Marie Delvalle-Mahoney, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581972645786
  14. Chukwunomnso Dennar, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701141326153131
  15. Princess Dennar, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121003906298
  16. Katie Dennis, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081720474273
  17. Philip Denoux, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211588008213
  18. Gerald Denton, MD MPHNew Orleans, LA 701211093795551
  19. Ian Denys, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121346829447
  20. Anand Desai, MDShreveport, LA 711031821433103
  21. Adetokunbo Desalu, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011225040181
  22. Karen Desalvo, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121598841116
  23. George Desormeaux, M.D.Independence, LA 704431861498206
  24. Giovanny DestinNew Orleans, LA 701121629606587
  25. Yugandhara Devarapalli, M.DAlexandria, LA 713011467791160
  26. Vishal Devarkonda, MDShreveport, LA 711031932620663
  27. Amrit Devkota, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011730825928
  28. Monica DhandNew Orleans, LA 701121093982852
  29. Ganesh Dhoble, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711151265796627
  30. Richie Rose Diaz, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081225534696
  31. Dana Dicharry, M.D.Abbeville, LA 705101588981864
  32. Lisa DiehlBaton Rouge, LA 708091326138199
  33. Erica Diggs, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211033176169
  34. Cristino Dijamco, MDIndependence, LA 704431477603439
  35. Kieron Dillingham, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081649340977
  36. Iley Dillon, M.D.Vidalia, LA 713731447251996
  37. Nicholas DisalvoNew Orleans, LA 701151437448768
  38. Natalie Dishman, M.D.Morgan City, LA 703801225036833
  39. Carl Ditch, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601124101225
  40. Deepak Dixit, M.D.Slidell, LA 704611629057856
  41. Henry Dixon, M.DBaton Rouge, LA 708061255498010
  42. Thomas Dobbins, M.D.Leesville, LA 714461447238266
  43. Meaghan Doherty, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211649894221
  44. Thao Dola, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031225058134
  45. Jean Domercant, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081194160051
  46. Anibal Dominguez, MDShreveport, LA 711031184156440
  47. Leslie Dominguez, M.D.Covington, LA 704331124059639
  48. Shawn Donelon, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031447240700
  49. Caiping Dong, MDShreveport, LA 711031568519965
  50. Deanna Donley, MDShreveport, LA 711181114953858

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.