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Louis Barfield, MD

NPI 1508807819ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Baton Rouge, LA

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 1997). In 2024 Medicare paid $53,541 for 153 patients, and Part D covered 428 of their prescriptions, 81% of them generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $12,665 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1508807819
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 9, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 8, 2021
Certified by providerJan 8, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary208C00000XMD.023556LA
Specialist174400000X023556LA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients153
Services billed313 across 49 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$53,541

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)428 · 485 30-day fills
Patients164
Total drug cost$32,206
Generic share81% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyColorectal Surgery (Proctology)
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$12,665 · 39 payments from 12 companies
  • 2024$3,756 · 31 payments from 11 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$11,500 · 7 payments
  • Food and Beverage$614.03 · 28 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$550.94 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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