NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Louisiana

299 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 6.5 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd 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 1 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 49

  1. New Orleans49
  2. Baton Rouge43
  3. Metairie38
  4. Shreveport34
  5. Lafayette19

Ophthalmology Physician records in Louisiana

  1. Kyle Acosta, MDCovington, LA 704331518959154
  2. Charles Afeman, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081659414183
  3. Adham Al Hariri, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151790994929
  4. Richard Apt, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011619901238
  5. Richard Arceneaux, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011396063996
  6. Van Ardoin, MDHouma, LA 703601003991423
  7. Laurence Arend, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211972560985
  8. Michael Armani, MDNew Orleans, LA 701141831272533
  9. Satish Arora, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011700827805
  10. Ronald Aslett, MDLa Place, LA 700681356456222
  11. Yue Kong Au, M.D.Bossier City, LA 711111578522587
  12. Armin Avdic, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121811526502
  13. Zvi Aviner, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701003803206
  14. John Azar, MDLafayette, LA 705061376536599
  15. Paul Azar, MDLafayette, LA 705061245222850
  16. Susan Azar, MDLafayette, LA 705061245222439
  17. Wilson Baber, MDShreveport, LA 711051386649788
  18. Larry Baker, MDLafayette, LA 705031295082352
  19. Robert Balkan, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151790725737
  20. David Barnes, MDMonroe, LA 712011952863714
  21. Joseph Barron, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011881800928
  22. Joseph Bechay, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061730822636
  23. Andrew Benson, M.D.Slidell, LA 704611639197023
  24. Mary Berg, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711061174524391
  25. Donald Bergsma, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151588684518
  26. Maria Bernal, M.D.Bogalusa, LA 704271629267893
  27. Andrew Black, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081043417751
  28. Bradley Black, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081861541575
  29. Robert Blem, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031528026838
  30. Barry Bohn, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061881697241
  31. Matthew Bolton, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121992199129
  32. Daniel BonnetteWest Monroe, LA 712911093235491
  33. Claire Borne, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061942205786
  34. Alfredo Botero, MDNew Orleans, LA 701141659456929
  35. Soffy Botero, MDNew Orleans, LA 701141902981228
  36. Randy Bouligny, MDBogalusa, LA 704271609808294
  37. Richard Bourgeois, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031679571327
  38. John Boyle, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061225177009
  39. Nicholas Braud, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081093342768
  40. Don Bravin, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051114909041
  41. John Brinkley, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031720210628
  42. Stephen Brint, MDMetairie, LA 700061518933191
  43. Emile Broussard, MDAbbeville, LA 705101427038744
  44. Gerald Broussard, MDMonroe, LA 712031073511903
  45. Kerry Brown, MDAbbeville, LA 705101306818612
  46. David Bryan, MDShreveport, LA 711031700848777
  47. Blaine BullochWest Monroe, LA 712911275277733
  48. Claude Bundrick, MDShreveport, LA 711061043538796
  49. Jordan Burnham, M.D.Denham Springs, LA 707261427312800
  50. William Byrd, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031316937998

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. Virginia6.9
  2. New Jersey6.8
  3. Washington6.7
  4. Louisiana6.5
  5. South Dakota6.5
  6. Ohio6.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

299 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 6.5 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 49 of them (16%).

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. Indiana311
  2. Oregon322
  3. South Carolina329
  4. Connecticut336

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Dakota6.5
  2. Puerto Rico6.6
  3. Washington6.7
  4. Ohio6.4

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.