Healthcare Providers & Facilities in Ponchatoula, LA
Public healthcare directory of 183 individual practitioners and 107 healthcare facilities located in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Medical Specialties in Ponchatoula
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All Specialties in Ponchatoula
51 specialties with at least one listed practitioner; none has a comparison directory yet. Number of practitioners in brackets.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Dermatology (2)
- Family Medicine (2)
- Internal Medicine (1)
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Behavior Analyst (8)
- Behavior Technician (3)
- Counselor (2)
- Counselor - Mental Health (3)
- Counselor - Professional (5)
- Psychologist (1)
- Social Worker (4)
- Social Worker - Clinical (9)
Chiropractic Providers
- Chiropractor (5)
Dental Providers
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers
Eye and Vision Services Providers
- Optometrist (1)
Nursing Service Providers
Nursing Service Related Providers
- Doula (1)
- Technician (1)
- Technician - Attendant Care Provider (2)
Other Service Providers
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator (12)
- Contractor - Home Modifications (2)
- Lactation Consultant, Non-RN (1)
- Midwife (1)
- Peer Specialist (1)
- Specialist (2)
Pharmacy Service Providers
- Pharmacist (24)
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers
- Podiatrist (2)
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
Student, Health Care
Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
Featured Healthcare Providers in Ponchatoula
Practitioner profiles in Ponchatoula, LA with recent CMS Medicare or Open Payments data.
Whitney Curry , FNP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Scott Higgs , PT
Physical Therapist
Robert Nethery
Pharmacist
Sandra Thornhill , NP
Nurse Practitioner
Dr. David Allen , DPM
Podiatrist
Kimberly Bordelon
Nurse Practitioner - Family
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How Ponchatoula compares with the U.S.
183 active clinicians list a practice address in Ponchatoula, LA in the NPI registry.
Ponchatoula has fewer than 10,000 residents, so rates per 100,000 people change a lot with each clinician and are not compared here.
81% of clinicians in Ponchatoula listed in the CMS Medicare file (25 of 31) accept Medicare assignment. That is lower than the Louisiana share of 94%.
Only 31 of 183 active clinicians in Ponchatoula appear in the CMS Medicare file, so this share describes that smaller group.
What is Medicare assignment?
A clinician who accepts Medicare assignment agrees to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for services that Original Medicare covers. You usually still pay your deductible and coinsurance. This comes from the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file and applies to Original Medicare only. Medicare Advantage plans have their own provider networks. It does not show whether a clinician is taking new patients.
Some clinicians are listed as "may accept assignment," which means they can decide case by case. Clinicians without an assignment flag, or who are not in the CMS file, are not counted as accepting assignment. That does not mean they refuse Medicare. Ask the office before your visit.
None of the 31 clinicians in Ponchatoula listed in the CMS Medicare file have a CMS telehealth indicator. Some may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
About the telehealth indicator
The telehealth indicator comes from CMS. It marks clinicians whose recent paid Medicare claims include services delivered by telehealth. It means a clinician has provided some services by telehealth, not that every visit can be done online. A clinician without the indicator may still offer telehealth, for example to patients who are not on Medicare. Ask the office which visits can be done by video or phone.
These figures summarize public federal data. They do not measure quality of care, appointment availability, or whether a clinician accepts your insurance or new patients. Registry addresses can be out of date. Please confirm details directly with the office and your plan. This information is not medical advice.
Prepared by T-MedInfo from NPPES, CMS and U.S. Census Bureau data. Questions or corrections: support@true-medinfo.com · Methodology
Sources: Clinician counts and practice addresses: NPPES NPI Registry, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data as of August 2026. Medicare assignment and telehealth indicators: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
Ponchatoula CMS Healthcare & Financial Disclosures
CMS Part D Prescribers (2024), Open Payments (program year 2025), Medicare (PECOS) enrollment and Part B (2024) data for Ponchatoula, LA
Healthcare operations in Ponchatoula, LA encompass 183 active individual practitioners and 107 registered medical facilities across 51 clinical specialties.
According to CMS Medicare Part D analytics for 2024, prescription drug volume in Ponchatoula accounts for $6.4 Million across 51,485 prescription claims. 61 local practitioners have a Medicare (PECOS) enrollment record. Open Payments data for program year 2025 list $0.0 Million in payments reported by companies to 20 local practitioners; a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.