Providers
All 12 in LA
ADRIAN DEXTER TALBOT, MD JD
NPI 1770691412, individual, Slidell, LA, Family Medicine, Adult Medicine
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (sentenced, convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated July 22, 2024.
- No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
score 90 of 100, rank 620, $0 at stake
Public list actions
Medicare revocation effective February 6, 2025, barred from re-enrolling until February 6, 2035
424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - General Practice, LA
OIG exclusion November 20, 2025 under section 1128a1
Bus Owner/Exec, Clinic, Fort Worth, TX
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ADRIAN DEXTER TALBOT, MD JD |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | August 25, 2006, last updated September 1, 2010 |
| Practice location | 1410 GAUSE BLVD, Slidell, LA 70458-2206, 985-726-0500 |
| Specialties | Family Medicine, Adult Medicine (207QA0505X, primary, license 26834 LA) |
In this area
12 providers in St. Tammany Parish County, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $2.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 5 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 4. 3 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | ROBERT TASSIN Slidell, LA, ranked 467 | $0 |
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| 1 | DENNIS PEYROUX Slidell, LA, ranked 476 | $0 |
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| 1 | MELISSA WATSON Slidell, LA, ranked 638 | $0 |
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| 2 | WENDY PETRUS Folsom, LA, ranked 723 | $1.9M |
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| 3 | APEX HOME HEALTH, L.L.C. Mandeville, LA, ranked 1564 | $8K |
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| 3 | SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOME HEALTH, LLC Covington, LA, ranked 3608 | $0 |
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| 3 | MY PURPOSE COMMUNITY SERVICE Slidell, LA, ranked 5398 | $0 |
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| 3 | BGM GROUP, LLC Covington, LA, ranked 6461 | $0 |
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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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