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 7 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. Randolph TaylorWest Monroe, LA 712911902801962
  2. Charles Texada, MDPineville, LA 713601487621058
  3. Richard Texada, MDSlidell, LA 704581790751030
  4. John Thomas, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101962450338
  5. James Todd, M.D.Terrytown, LA 700561558306050
  6. Jeffrey Traina, MDLeesville, LA 714461033166962
  7. George Trappey, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051043340144
  8. Robert Treuting, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211164451522
  9. Kenneth Veca, MDKenner, LA 700651033386800
  10. Peter Vizzi, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081548230048
  11. David Waddell, MDShreveport, LA 711071598758849
  12. Wame Waggenspack, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708101003834169
  13. A Walker, M.D. APMCHouma, LA 703601275534240
  14. Charles Walker, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081083693840
  15. Dennis Walker, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011154371821
  16. Blaine Walton, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061942461561
  17. John Ward, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031740209519
  18. Fredric Warren, MDMandeville, LA 704481194743211
  19. Kevin Watson, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151477762847
  20. Matthew Webb, M.D.Covington, LA 704331033564687
  21. Lawrence Weber, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051972797124
  22. Lance Wehrly, MDCovington, LA 704331699966549
  23. Adam Whatley, M.D.Zachary, LA 707911518159664
  24. John Whatley, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708101053610865
  25. Jeffery White, D.O.Fort Polk, LA 714591013113356
  26. Emily Wild, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121881074664
  27. Claude Williams, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151891797395
  28. Claude WilliamsNew Orleans, LA 701151205828688
  29. Matthew Williams, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081942219894
  30. Christopher Wilson, MDShreveport, LA 711031073408357
  31. Carey Winder, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708101750349478
  32. Michael Wolfe, MDJefferson, LA 701211366415556
  33. Thomas Wood, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081316350382
  34. David Wyatt, M.D.Zachary, LA 707911720043433
  35. James Zumbrunnen, MDShreveport, LA 711051184610271
  36. Robert Zura, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121548357064

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.