NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Louisiana

91,490 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Louisiana, 2,000 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 342 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

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Internal Medicine is Louisiana's largest physician specialty

15,000 records in Louisiana list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Louisiana list:

  1. Internal Medicine1,749
  2. Family Medicine1,728
  3. Emergency Medicine1,000
  4. Pediatrics917
  5. Obstetrics & Gynecology659
  6. Anesthesiology623
  7. Psychiatry583
  8. Diagnostic Radiology506

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Case Manager/Care Coordinator is the largest group

  1. Case Manager/Care Coordinator10,221
  2. Mental Health Counselor5,286
  3. Behavior Technician4,931
  4. Pharmacist4,623
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner4,503
  6. Students in training3,342
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist3,307
  8. Clinical Social Worker3,178

New Orleans has the most records

  1. New Orleans13,668
  2. Baton Rouge12,526
  3. Shreveport8,660
  4. Metairie5,682
  5. Lafayette5,181
  6. Monroe3,365
  7. Lake Charles2,791
  8. Alexandria2,390

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

What's distinctive here

The specialties Louisiana has more, and fewer, of than the nation

Relative to its size, Louisiana has about 5.1× the national share of case manager/care coordinators and only 0.68× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.

More common in Louisiana

Less common in Louisiana

Each multiple is Louisiana's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.

1,958 Louisiana entries on the federal exclusion list

42.8 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Louisiana: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime838
  2. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect474
  3. License revoked, suspended or surrendered417
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud63
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance44

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Louisiana address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Louisiana cities with the most records

  1. New Orleans13,668
  2. Baton Rouge12,526
  3. Shreveport8,660
  4. Metairie5,682
  5. Lafayette5,181
  6. Monroe3,365
  7. Lake Charles2,791
  8. Alexandria2,390
  9. Covington1,868
  10. Slidell1,838
  11. Hammond1,766
  12. Houma1,604
  13. Bossier City1,330
  14. Thibodaux1,162
  15. Mandeville1,117
  16. Marrero1,117
  17. Denham Springs912
  18. West Monroe818
  19. Pineville780
  20. Gretna770
  21. Ruston752
  22. New Iberia710
  23. Kenner709
  24. Jefferson661
  25. Gonzales658
  26. Opelousas648
  27. Natchitoches556
  28. Harvey549
  29. Zachary494
  30. Prairieville493

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Louisiana?

91,490 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Louisiana, under 533 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in Louisiana?

Internal Medicine, with 1,749 records, followed by family medicine (1,728). Across every provider type the largest group is Case Manager/Care Coordinator (10,221 records).

How do I find a doctor in Louisiana?

Open a physician specialty above for its Louisiana list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to LA. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.