Providers
All 10 in LA
ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE INC
NPI 1699136671, organization, Lafayette, LA, Ambulance
Evidence tier
No indicators
No detector reached this NPI and it appears on none of the loaded lists.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE INC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | March 17, 2016, last updated December 16, 2020 |
| Practice location | 2916 N UNIVERSITY AVE, Lafayette, LA 70507-4039, 337-291-2222 |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 98000, Lafayette, LA 70509-8000 |
| Authorized official | THOMAS LEONARDS (Manager of Contracts) |
| Specialties | Ambulance (341600000X, primary, license 341600000X LA) |
In this area
10 providers in Lafayette, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.7M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 5 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 4. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | ANGEL CARE HOSPICE, INC. Lafayette, LA, ranked 565 | $0 |
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| 3 | COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF ACADIANA LLC Lafayette, LA, ranked 1960 | $0 |
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| 3 | SOUTHERN GRACE HOSPICE WEST LLC Lafayette, LA, ranked 2568 | $0 |
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| 3 | CONCEPTS OF CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC Lafayette, LA, ranked 4868 | $0 |
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| 3 | COMMUNITY HOSPICE CARE LLC Lafayette, LA, ranked 5245 | $0 |
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| 3 | TRADITIONS HOSPICE OF LAFAYETTE, LLC Lafayette, LA, ranked 6754 | $0 |
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| 4 | ANGELA LEGE Lafayette, LA, ranked 8231 | $464K |
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| 4 | BRETT THIBODEAUX Lafayette, LA, ranked 8867 | $14K |
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Recent enforcement in LA
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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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