NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Louisiana

540 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Louisiana, 12 per 100,000 residents, the 51st highest rate of 51. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 4 of 11.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

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

Baton Rouge has the most, 55

  1. Baton Rouge55
  2. New Orleans49
  3. Lafayette32
  4. Shreveport28
  5. Metairie25

Optometrist records in Louisiana

  1. Melinda DoanHarahan, LA 701231689597346
  2. Leann Douglas, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701191669855110
  3. Anna Douglass, ODMetairie, LA 700021609502327
  4. Katherine Dronka, O.D., ABCMO, FAAODenham Springs, LA 707261841643236
  5. Melissa Dugan, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701241588099931
  6. Lindsay Dugas, O.D.Jennings, LA 705461780026195
  7. Karen Dumesnil, DONatchitoches, LA 714571558978700
  8. Kevin Duong, O.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708091215369236
  9. Paul Dupont, ODAlexandria, LA 713031508071507
  10. Erica Durlacher, O.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081922459395
  11. Steven East, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011164439923
  12. Hannah Eastman Fawcett, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011376985507
  13. Jimmy Eaton, O.D.Ruston, LA 712701942380985
  14. Charles ElliottHarahan, LA 701231558034538
  15. Jennifer Elumelu, ODNew Orleans, LA 701181043733033
  16. Andrew Erneston, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011477535987
  17. Lynsey Eveland, O.D.Many, LA 714491689050437
  18. Thomas Fairley, O.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708091023046158
  19. Claud Fallis, O.D.Abbeville, LA 705101770610966
  20. Jessica Fawer, O.DSlidell, LA 704611497105308
  21. Meagan Fazzio, ODBaton Rouge, LA 708091407490998
  22. Alan Fertel, O.D.Harahan, LA 701231902940919
  23. Guy Feuer, O.D.New Iberia, LA 705601093801839
  24. Owen Files, ODAmite, LA 704221952974842
  25. George Fink, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011497873079
  26. Elliot Finkelstein, ODMetairie, LA 700021366443160
  27. Koleman Finkelstein, ODKenner, LA 700651881610731
  28. David Fisher, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705031497798771
  29. Megan FisherDenham Springs, LA 707261174077317
  30. Katherine Fontenot, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051003393240
  31. Patrick Fontenot, ODSulphur, LA 706631013029305
  32. Shane Fontenot, O.D.Jennings, LA 705461164612529
  33. Vivian Fountain, O.D.Houma, LA 703601790877413
  34. Caleb Francis, ODNatchitoches, LA 714571528798592
  35. Jillian Franklin, ODJennings, LA 705461992281406
  36. Arthur Franz, O.D.Mandeville, LA 704711174649529
  37. Sarah Fruge', O.D.Eunice, LA 705351508097627
  38. Jimmy Gandy, O.D.Rayville, LA 712691366447310
  39. Stacy Gandy, O.D.Rayville, LA 712691205831252
  40. Andrew Ganesh, O.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061033419460
  41. Kelvin Garner, O.D.Bossier City, LA 711111093907818
  42. Geesala Garvin, ODMetairie, LA 700021033466024
  43. Donna Gauthreaux, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705031801989579
  44. Melvin Gehrig, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011932181427
  45. Robert Geier, O.D.New Roads, LA 707601043360316
  46. Erin Genovese, ODHammond, LA 704031144103128
  47. Larry Geoffroy, O.D.Saint Martinville, LA 705821760413983
  48. Gerald Gerdes, O.D.Oakdale, LA 714631013056308
  49. Atka Ghafoor, ODMetairie, LA 700021932753787
  50. Edward GilcreaseRuston, LA 712701063557551

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 51 of 51 per resident

  1. Utah14
  2. North Carolina14
  3. Georgia13
  4. Louisiana12
  5. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Louisiana77.6%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file419 of 540 · 77.6% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file329 · 60.9% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more355 · 65.7% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2010 · the 329 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

540 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 12 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 55 of them (10%).

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. Arkansas531
  2. Nevada550
  3. Puerto Rico506
  4. Utah470

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia13.0
  2. Guam10.4
  3. North Carolina13.7
  4. Virgin Islands13.8

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.