There are 44 physician-owned pulmonary disease practices in Louisiana, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
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Baton Rouge
Bolling Cross Haygood, MD provides pulmonary disease services from a privately held practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Brad David Vincent, MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Charles Lane Pearson Jr., MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers internal medicine and lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
David Neal Campbell sees patients at a private pulmonary disease office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Dr. James Walker sees patients at a private pulmonary disease office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 409, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Dr. Paul J. Failla, MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 409, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Dr. Roy J. Culotta, MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Baton Rouge
Jackson Jon R MD sees patients at a private pulmonary disease office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include internal medicine and lung and respiratory care. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Practicing pulmonary disease in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, James L. Vermaelen III offers care through an owner-operated medical office. The practice also provides internal medicine and lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
A solo pulmonary disease practitioner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jonathan Mark Richards provides care under an independent practice model. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 409, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mark K. Hodges, MD runs an independently owned pulmonary disease practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
7373 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
A solo pulmonary disease practitioner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Michael P. McCarthy provides care under an independent practice model. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
7373 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Robert C. Hinkle, MD delivers pulmonary disease care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
7373 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Robyn L Boedefeld, MD delivers pulmonary disease care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 701, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Baton Rouge
Ronald Ernest Fields, MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 409, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Covington
Practicing pulmonary disease in Covington, Louisiana, Chad Van Asselberg offers care through an owner-operated medical office. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1203 S Tyler St # 200, Covington, LA 70433
Covington
Practicing pulmonary disease in Covington, Louisiana, Dr. David S. Cressy Jr offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to lung and respiratory care and internal medicine. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
1203 S Tyler St # 200, Covington, LA 70433
Covington
Based in Covington, Louisiana, Richard Casey, MD runs an independently owned pulmonary disease practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Services extend to lung and respiratory care and internal medicine. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1203 S Tyler St Ste 200, Covington, LA 70433
Houma
El Abbassi, Ibrahim MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Houma, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1990 Industrial Blvd, Houma, LA 70363
Houma
Terrebonne General Pulmonary Care specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders including asthma, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disorders (COPD), emphysema, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, sleep disorders and more. A physician referral is necessary to be seen at the office. New patients referred to Terrebonne General Pulmonology Care will be seen within a week or less! The only exception is if the patient(s) request an appointment later than a week.
Medical Atrium Building, 8120 W Main St Suite 401, Houma, LA 70360
Lafayette
Richard Fei sees patients at a private pulmonary disease office in Lafayette, Louisiana, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
4811 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Suite 401A, Lafayette, LA 70508
Lake Charles
Dr. Ben Thompson provides comprehensive care and treatment for a variety of conditions of the chest and lungs including pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, asthma, and sleep apnea, as well as comprehensive critical care patient management.
2770 3rd Ave #350, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Livingston
Justin D. Fowlkes, MD brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Livingston, Louisiana through a physician-owned practice. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
17199 Spring Ranch Rd #210, Livingston, LA 70754
Marrero
Michel J. LeBrun, MD provides pulmonary disease services from a privately held practice in Marrero, Louisiana. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
1111 Medical Center Blvd N-504, Marrero, LA 70072
Metairie
Pulmonary & Lifestyle Practice
4921 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70001
Metairie
Henry A. Jackson, MD operates a physician-owned pulmonary disease practice in Metairie, Louisiana, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
4320 Houma Blvd floor 5, Metairie, LA 70006
Metairie
Based in Metairie, Louisiana, Ross C. Klingsberg, MD runs an independently owned pulmonary disease practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
4320 Houma Blvd Ste 603, Metairie, LA 70006
New Orleans
Serving New Orleans and surrounding Louisiana communities, Hi is a private pulmonary disease medical practice. Services extend to internal medicine and lung and respiratory care. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
2718 Cadiz St, New Orleans, LA 70115
New Orleans
Nicole Lapinel, M.D. is a Pulmonary Services Physician in the Greater New Orleans region.
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Opelousas
Amer Raza, MD operates a physician-owned pulmonary disease practice in Opelousas, Louisiana, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1270 Attakapas Dr Suite 404, Opelousas, LA 70570
Shreveport
Adam Wellikoff, MD operates a physician-owned pulmonary disease practice in Shreveport, Louisiana, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
463 Ashley Ridge Blvd #100, Shreveport, LA 71106
Shreveport
Ajit Alexander, MD, MBA, specializes in pulmonary diseases at Ochsner LSU Health.
1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
David Chambers, MD, specializes in pulmonology and critical care at Ochsner Health in Shreveport.
463 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71106
Shreveport
Dylan Harrell, MD, specializes in pulmonary diseases at Ochsner LSU Health.
1606 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Maroun Mhanna, MD, MPH, is a specialist in pediatric neonatal/perinatal medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
911 Margaret Pl, Shreveport, LA 71101
Shreveport
Nasim Motayar, MD, specializes in pulmonology/critical care medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Neerja Gulati, MD, specializes in pulmonology/critical care medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1606 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Prangthip Charoenpong, MD, specializes in pulmonology/critical care medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1606 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Prathik Krishnan, MBBS, is a pulmonary disease specialist at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1606 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Robert Holladay, MD, specializes in pulmonology/critical care medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
463 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71106
Shreveport
Robert Walter, MD, MPH, specializes in pulmonology/critical care medicine at Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1606 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Shreveport
Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Robert Walter, MD delivers pulmonary disease care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
463 Ashley Ridge Blvd #100, Shreveport, LA 71106
Thibodaux
Practicing pulmonary disease in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Brian Parker offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to lung and respiratory care and internal medicine. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
604 N Acadia Rd Ste 411, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Thibodaux
Offering pulmonary disease services in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Dr. David Patten operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
604 N Acadia Rd Ste 411, Thibodaux, LA 70301
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You can read the contract once you know what else is out there. This directory is what else is out there. 71 pulmonary disease groups in Louisiana, physician-owned, cross-referenced against the NPPES NPI Registry. Start here.
There are 71 physician-owned pulmonary disease practices in Louisiana, spread across 12 cities. I pulled every one of them from the NPPES NPI Registry, which is the federal database that CMS maintains for active providers. Then I filtered out anything that isn't independently operated. Hospital-employed positions, academic faculty roles, locum agencies, government clinics, they're all excluded. What's left is a clean list of practices where physicians hold actual ownership and make their own clinical decisions.
The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent pulmonary disease practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.
Louisiana's physician-owned pulmonary disease directory lists 44 practice locations across 12 cities.
None of the pulmonary disease practices listed in Louisiana carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices span 12 cities including Baton Rouge, Covington, Houma, and Lafayette.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 44 physician-owned pulmonary disease private practices in Louisiana, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Louisiana's physician-owned pulmonary disease practices include Imperial Health Pulmonary (Lake Charles, founded 1996), Louisiana Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists (New Orleans), and The Baton Rouge Clinic - Pulmonary Disease (Baton Rouge, founded 1946, 250 physicians).
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
When a pulmonology practice owns its PFT equipment and employs its own respiratory therapist to perform testing, the practice bills and collects the technical component of PFT studies (spirometry, DLCO, plethysmography) separately from the physician's interpretation fee. This technical component revenue, which would otherwise go to a hospital if testing were referred out, can add $100,000-$300,000+ annually to a high-volume pulmonology practice's revenue. Ask for the annual PFT testing volume and what portion of technical component revenue is distributed to physician-owners.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA. A physician who just walked this path.
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