Michael C Turner, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Lake Charles, LA
At a glance
600 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601-5727
Published activity: Pacemaker insertion or repair · Removal of tissue. View counts and coverage
NPPES record updated May 8, 2025. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Medicare & insurance
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
600 Dr Michael Debakey DrLake Charles, LA 70601-5727
Additional reported practice locations
703 Cypress St Ste ASulphur, LA 706635053
Phone: 3373100395
Fax: 3373135389
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans
- Graduation year
- 1968
- CMS specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · Internal Medicine · Interventional Cardiology
CMS reports telehealth services for this clinician. Confirm current services and availability with the practice.
Practice groups
- Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service District
- Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana
- Imperial Health Llp
Reported hospital affiliations
- Allen Parish Hospital Kinder, LA
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital Lake Charles, LA
- Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy, LA
- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles, LA
- West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
| Procedure category | Published Medicare activity |
|---|---|
| Pacemaker insertion or repair | 38 |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 |
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Industry-reported general payments
Includes reported transfers of value, such as meals, travel, or consulting. Payments do not establish improper conduct or quality of care. Research funding and ownership values are excluded from this total.
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Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $2,021.79 |
| Travel and lodging | $1,024.41 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE NORTH AMERICA, INC. | $1,024.41 |
| CLEERLY, INC. | $484.15 |
| E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | $269.97 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. | $228.87 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | $181.72 |
| PFIZER INC. | $178.77 |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $152.29 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $136.42 |
| Other reporting companies | $389.60 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Taxonomy code
- 207RC0000X
- Enumeration date
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record updated
- May 8, 2025
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- MD
Reported taxonomies and licenses
174400000X
License reported: 10954 LA
207RC0000X · Primary
License reported: 10954 LA
License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.
Practice location
600 Dr Michael Debakey DrLake Charles, LA 70601-5727
- Phone
- (337) 493-4345
- Fax
- (337) 493-4355
Mailing address
501 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DRLAKE CHARLES, LA 706015724
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