Providers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER, LLC
NPI 1477509859, organization, Houma, LA, General Acute Care Hospital
5
Evidence tier
informational
score 29 of 100, rank 11953, $6K at stake
Paid after the action
Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.
| list | identity check | action date | window closed | months paid after | first | last | paid after | 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oig admin enforcement record (civil settlement): physicians medical center agreed to pay $123,000 for allegedly violating the civil monetary penalties law by submitting claims for services based on altered documentation | No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence | Feb 15, 2024 | still open | 1 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | $6K | $0 |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER, LLC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 26, 2006, last updated July 21, 2023 |
| Practice location | 218 CORPORATE DR, Houma, LA 70360-2768, 985-853-1390 |
| Authorized official | PHYLLIS PEOPLES (President and Board Chair) |
| Specialties | General Acute Care Hospital (282N00000X, primary, license 435 LA) |
In this area
4 providers in Terrebonne Parish County, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.4M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BAYOU HOME CARE L.L.C. Houma, LA, ranked 1934 | $0 |
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| 3 | HOPE HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE BC, LLC Houma, LA, ranked 4767 | $0 |
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| 4 | NICOLAS VERGARA Houma, LA, ranked 7555 | $3.1M |
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| 4 | PATRICK WALKER Houma, LA, ranked 9332 | $327K |
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Recent enforcement in LA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJOtherJul 30, 2026
Louisiana U.S. Attorneys Highlight Nine Recent Fraud Prosecutions Across the State
A nurse practitioner was sentenced for a health care fraud scheme involving over $12 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests and receipt of kickbacks, and a New Orleans physician was charged with health care fraud for allegedly submitting $5.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Humana for care not provided, in-person care for patients outside the state, and claims using other providers' identities.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Fraud Scheme Totaling Over $6.5 Billion
Defendants were charged in connection with schemes to submit claims for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel testing, claims for care a physician did not provide, and false Medicaid claims for personal care services not rendered.
DOJSentencedJun 17, 2026
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $12M Medicare Fraud
A nurse practitioner received kickbacks for signing hundreds of orders for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests after brief phone calls with patients without examining them, causing over $12.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
DOJSentencedApr 10, 2026
Slidell Doctor Sentenced For $6.6 Million In Health Care Fraud
Tassin, working through purported telemedicine companies, signed doctors' orders for cancer genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries he never saw, spoke to, or treated, falsely certifying medical necessity in exchange for a set fee of typically $30 per order.
DOJSentencedJan 28, 2026
Slidell Chiropractor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Peyroux conspired with others to purchase Medicare beneficiary information and fabricated recordings and billed Medicare through his chiropractic clinic for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested or were otherwise ineligible for reimbursement, falsely listing a former nurse practitioner as the referring provider.
Referral packet
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