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Charles Balette, M.D.

NPI 1851358816ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Covington, LA

Family Medicine (M.D.) in Covington, Louisiana, licensed in LA, with an NPI issued in April 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $407,413 for 6,341 claims, against $43,659 paid for services in 2024. Glaxosmithkline, LLC. reported $16.68 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ochsner Medical Center Acute and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1851358816
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 26, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 28, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Family Medicine Primary207Q00000X12664RLA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients105
Services billed1,192 across 45 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$43,659

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)6,341 · 12,839 30-day fills
Patients322
Total drug cost$407,413
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyFamily Practice

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$16.68 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$223.00 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.$16.681

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$16.68 · 1 payment

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

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