James Phillip Gaharan, M.D.

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

MD.011115 Issued in LA

Practice address

2000 Opelousas St
Lake Charles, LA 70601-2641

Phone

(337) 769-9451

Fax

(337) 769-9460

NPI assigned

Nov 5, 2006

Last updated

Jun 10, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, 1969

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Swla Center for Health ServicesGroup PAC ID 9133029853, 26 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Hospital, Lake Charles, LA, CCN 190060

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Swla Center for Health Services

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1720014186
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Swla Center for Health Services

  dba SWLA Center For H. S. - Crowley

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Crowley, LA
  • NPI 1336383033
  NPD
• Swla Center for Health Services

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1366111791
  NPD
• Swlhs LLC

  dba Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1669494654
  NPD (past)
• Swlhs, Inc.

  dba Medical Oncology Associates of SW La

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1164540175
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc

  dba Digestive Health Center of SWLA

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1285351411

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc

  dba Rheumatology Associates

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1659424075

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc

  dba Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1972549855
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Janie Elizabeth Fuselier, NP
• Lisa Fuselier
• Lee Fusilier
• Ellendale Withers Gabbert, C-FNP
• Cassie Dingler Gage
• Shanna Gailes
• Lindsey Gaines, HIS
• Joseph Gallien
• Paige Gallien, PHARMD
• Shelia Galmore

• Internal Medicine Physician in Lake Charles, LA
• Providers in Lake Charles, LA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 10, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.