NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Louisiana

336 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Louisiana, 7.3 per 100,000 residents, the 35th 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 2 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · 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, 46

  1. Baton Rouge46
  2. New Orleans45
  3. Shreveport43
  4. Metairie26
  5. Lafayette21

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Louisiana

  1. George Chimento, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211497759922
  2. David Clause, MDOpelousas, LA 705701295734465
  3. Nathan Cohen, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011285686774
  4. Geoffrey Collins, M.D.Sulphur, LA 706631124070495
  5. Matthew Copple, D.O.Gonzales, LA 707371033315742
  6. Stephen Cox, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011164427829
  7. Alain Cracco, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701271699839118
  8. Lucius Craig, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561457309098
  9. Kenneth Cranor, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081013995091
  10. William Crenshaw, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011700099538
  11. Justine Crowley, DOMarrero, LA 700721649303777
  12. Kipp Cryar, MDLake Charles, LA 706051982023727
  13. Travis Curry, MDHammond, LA 704031073711388
  14. Kevin Darr, MDCovington, LA 704331477512135
  15. Brian Darrith, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211881186807
  16. Vinod Dasa, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651215139431
  17. Vanda Davidson, MDAlexandria, LA 713011508858184
  18. John Davis, MDSlidell, LA 704581104918879
  19. Timothy Devraj, MDCovington, LA 704331760415632
  20. Raul Diaz, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061770537243
  21. Paul Doty, M. D.Covington, LA 704331417929225
  22. Otis Drew, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061063604346
  23. David Drez, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051912957044
  24. Anthony Dugarte, MDMetairie, LA 700061902425291
  25. Justin Duke, M.D.Natchitoches, LA 714571710148085
  26. Neil Duplantier, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561588983571
  27. Michael Duval, MDLafayette, LA 705081568469336
  28. Robert Easton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101922290394
  29. Henry Eiserloh, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101689622391
  30. David Elias, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011821049743
  31. Patrick Ellender, M.D.Thibodaux, LA 703011841469681
  32. Ian Elliott, MDKenner, LA 700651962853853
  33. William Ensminger, MDMonroe, LA 712011740644665
  34. Lance Estrada, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151467556712
  35. Brian Etier, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061336467323
  36. James Extine, DOMonroe, LA 712011609803477
  37. John Fairbanks, M.D.Vidalia, LA 713731669491288
  38. Donald Faust, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151376506691
  39. David Ferachi, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101851576433
  40. John Ferrell, MDShreveport, LA 711051417943440
  41. Mark Field, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101871541987
  42. Simon Finger, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581548444904
  43. Timothy Finney, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151518959196
  44. Joseph Finstein, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061336309129
  45. Jeffrey Fitter, MDMorgan City, LA 703801417013319
  46. Stephen Flood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051427130186
  47. Brian Fong, MDSlidell, LA 704611982690095
  48. Jonathan Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051538365994
  49. Tabitha Franklin, CST/CSFABaton Rouge, LA 708101053894402
  50. Michael Frierson, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091164410569

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 35 of 51 per resident

  1. New Jersey7.4
  2. Maryland7.4
  3. Delaware7.4
  4. Louisiana7.3
  5. Indiana7.2
  6. West Virginia7.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. Louisiana77.1%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file259 of 336 · 77.1% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file213 · 63.4% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more212 · 63.1% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 213 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

336 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 7.3 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 46 of them (14%).

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. Oregon335
  2. Alabama340
  3. Connecticut348
  4. Kentucky364

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware7.4
  2. Maryland7.4
  3. New Jersey7.4
  4. Oklahoma7.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.