James Phillip Gaharan, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Lake Charles, LA
At a glance
2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA 70601-2641
NPPES record updated Jun 10, 2026. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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- Are you accepting new patients?
- Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
- Do you provide the service I need at this address?
- Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?
Insurance participation and appointment availability are not established by these public records.
Medicare & insurance
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
2000 Opelousas StLake Charles, LA 70601-2641
Additional reported practice locations
2770 3Rd AveSuite 350
Lake Charles, LA 706018994
Phone: 3374946800
Fax: 3374946811
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans
- Graduation year
- 1969
- CMS specialties
- Internal Medicine
Practice groups
Reported hospital affiliations
- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles, 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.
No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
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.
Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.
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.
See payment purposes and reporting companies
Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $392.23 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $129.04 |
| ITI, INC. (D/B/A INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.) | $77.85 |
| LILLY USA, LLC | $41.38 |
| EMMAUS MEDICAL, INC. | $35.18 |
| EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION | $34.77 |
| ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | $29.91 |
| SAGE THERAPEUTICS, LLC | $29.32 |
| SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $14.78 |
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
- Internal Medicine
- Taxonomy code
- 207R00000X
- Enumeration date
- Nov 5, 2006
- Record updated
- Jun 10, 2026
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- M.D.
Reported taxonomies and licenses
207RH0003X
License reported: L011115 LA
207R00000X · Primary
License reported: MD.011115 LA
License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.
Practice location
2000 Opelousas StLake Charles, LA 70601-2641
- Phone
- (337) 769-9451
- Fax
- (337) 769-9460
Mailing address
2000 OPELOUSAS STLAKE CHARLES, LA 706012641
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