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Cardiologists who accept Medicare in Lake Charles, LA
CMS lists 17 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Lake Charles. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 17. Offer telehealth: 5.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 70601 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $125, of which you pay about $31; a follow-up visit $95, of which you pay about $24 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Brian D. Greet, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010 · New York University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $9,675David A. Burkland, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011 · Baylor College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $31,532Lam D. Nguyen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 1991 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansMaleChristopher S. Thompson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 1987 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $364Kevin S. Young, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 1980 · University of Louisville School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,087Ahmad A. Awan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $6,345Edward C. Bergen, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,179Kurt A. Duncan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,987Corey Foster, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $977Brett J. Goodwin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · Tulane University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $427Austin Howard III, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · University of Mississippi School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,135Parker G. Lavigne, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $474Jake T. Lebeau, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · Baylor College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $721Thomas J. Mulhearn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 7Drug and device company payments (2025): $592Carriel T. Nipp, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $821Prasanna Sugathan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $176Michael C. Turner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1968 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansMaleOther offices in Lake Charles: 7Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,046
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Primary care doctors120
- Nurse practitioners295
- Dermatologists9
- Orthopedic surgeons17
- Neurologists3
- Gastroenterologists6
- Ophthalmologists11
- Optometrists12
- Podiatrists7
- Urologists4
- Pulmonologists6
- Nephrologists4
- ENT doctors5
- Oncologists5
- Psychiatrists8
- Therapists and counselors52
- Physical therapists77
- Occupational therapists26
- Speech therapists16
- Audiologists9
- Chiropractors22
- Gynecologists26
- General surgeons8
- Pain management doctors3
- Physiatrists4
- Neurosurgeons4
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).