Doctors in Louisiana
11,675 Medicare-enrolled doctors in 39 specialties across 179 Louisiana cities. Choose a specialty or your city.
Other states
Doctors11,675Medicare-enrolled
Primary care4,073family, internal, geriatric
Per 100,000 people253all listed specialties
Cities179with a practice
Specialties in Louisiana
Cancer and blood
Brain and mental health
Bones, joints and muscles
Digestion, kidneys and hormones
Women and children
Eyes, ears, skin and allergies
Serious illness and infections
Cities with the most doctors
Questions about doctors in Louisiana
How many doctors are in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 11,675 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists in the 39 specialties listed here, about 253 per 100,000 residents. 4,073 are primary care doctors (family medicine, internal medicine and geriatrics).
Which Louisiana cities have the most doctors?
New Orleans (2,059), Baton Rouge (1,373), Shreveport (920), Lafayette (806), Covington (688). A doctor who practices in several cities is counted in each.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians national file; population from the U.S. Census Bureau. About the data.