Joseph Brantley Dressler, MD
NPI 1245768472ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Lake Charles, LA
Family Medicine (MD) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (class of 2017). In 2024 Medicare paid $68,731 for 221 patients, and Part D covered 528 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated reported $17.63 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245768472 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 27, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 309396 | LA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 221 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 742 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $68,731 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 528 · 606 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 162 |
| Total drug cost | $29,317 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2017 |
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical group
- Lcms Rehabilitation Institute of Southwest LouisianaLake Charles, LA · 34 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Dequincy Memorial HospitalDequincy, LA
- Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$17.63 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$176.38 · 9 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $17.63 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$17.63 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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