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Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (1995)

201 W Gloria Switch Road Suite 1
Lafayette, LA 70507

(337) 232-1802

Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1995 and has 31 years of experience.

Office Locations

201 W Gloria Switch Road Suite 1
Lafayette, LA 70507

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202 Westgate Road
Lafayette, LA 70506

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In The News

“Darrin Menard, a family physician in Lafayette, Louisiana, has spent the past month easing patients' anxieties about the coronavirus that has killed 10 people in his parish so...”—"Doctors asking for advance Medicare payments to 'keep the lights on'", USA Today, April 2020

“Darrin Menard, a family physician in Lafayette, Louisiana, has spent the past month easing patients anxieties about the coronavirus that has killed 10 people in his parish so...”—"Chicago Hospital Built After 9/11 To Handle Mass Casualties Faces First Big Test - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, April 2020

“WASHINGTON, D.C. - Darrin Menard, a family physician in Lafayette, Louisiana, has spent the past month easing patients' anxieties about the coronavirus that has killed 10 people in his parish so...”—"To 'Keep The Lights On,' Doctors And Hospitals Ask For Advance Medicare Payments", The Published Reporter, April 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

foot X-ray

rapid flu test

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD performed more foot X-ray, rapid flu test, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ear wax removal, and impacted ear wax removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ear procedures

In 2023, Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD had a list price for ear procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal ultrasound

lab tests

musculoskeletal imaging

ultrasound

urinalysis

X-rays

By Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD performed more abdominal ultrasound, lab tests, musculoskeletal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), urinalysis, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for antigen tests, influenza tests, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, rapid flu test, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), skin procedures, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), wellness visit, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	42
breathing treatment	15
doctor visit	2739
ear procedures	18
hospital care	38
injections	42
inpatient care	38
lab tests	118
preventive care	268
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
spinal procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
vaccines	268
X-rays	120

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
aspiration	53
breathing treatment	14
doctor visit	2893
ear procedures	28
hip imaging	13
hospital care	34
injections	53
inpatient care	34
lab tests	155
musculoskeletal imaging	30
preventive care	353
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	126
vaccines	337
X-rays	181

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	679
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	87
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	2327
ear procedures	29
hip imaging	12
hospital care	34
injections	33
inpatient care	34
lab tests	147
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	285
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
vaccines	272
X-rays	104

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	50
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	87
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, chronic care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
chronic care	156
doctor visit	2661
ear procedures	21
hip imaging	12
injections	48
lab tests	154
musculoskeletal imaging	27
preventive care	401
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	106
vaccines	390
X-rays	151

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1268
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	646
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	150
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, chronic care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
chronic care	531
doctor visit	2590
ear procedures	32
injections	47
lab tests	113
musculoskeletal imaging	41
preventive care	608
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
vaccines	586
X-rays	161

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	48
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	87
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2017 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
chronic care	569
doctor visit	2804
ear procedures	35
injections	38
lab tests	224
musculoskeletal imaging	43
preventive care	532
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
spinal procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	127
vaccines	497
X-rays	191

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	736
Black	50
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	99
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	39
chronic care	18
doctor visit	2900
ear procedures	24
hospital care	33
injections	39
inpatient care	33
lab tests	232
musculoskeletal imaging	20
preventive care	500
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
vaccines	487
vascular procedures	17
X-rays	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	102
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	49
aspiration	70
doctor visit	3067
ear procedures	34
hospital care	36
injections	70
inpatient care	36
lab tests	186
musculoskeletal imaging	31
neck imaging	13
preventive care	406
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
spinal procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	104
vaccines	381
vascular procedures	42
X-rays	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	109
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
aspiration	43
doctor visit	2552
ear procedures	23
eye procedures	17
injections	43
lab tests	117
musculoskeletal imaging	34
neck imaging	13
preventive care	421
spinal procedures	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
vaccines	390
vascular procedures	42
X-rays	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	467

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	104
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	29
aspiration	37
blood draw	41
doctor visit	2525
ear procedures	16
injections	37
lab tests	179
musculoskeletal imaging	63
preventive care	378
spinal procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
vaccines	325
vascular procedures	37
X-rays	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	59
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	106
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA during 2022 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
aspiration	28
doctor visit	2623
ear procedures	38
injections	28
lab tests	301
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	39
spinal procedures	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	84
vascular procedures	76
X-rays	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	92
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lafayette, LA were vaccines, preventive care, chronic care and lab tests.

abdominal imaging	24
aspiration	43
blood draw	41
chronic care	318
doctor visit	2698
ear procedures	27
eye procedures	17
hip imaging	12
hospital care	35
injections	43
inpatient care	35
lab tests	175
musculoskeletal imaging	31
neck imaging	13
preventive care	381
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
spinal procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	73
vaccines	393
vascular procedures	42
X-rays	108

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	708
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	251
85 and over	93
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	362

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1995. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (1995)

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Darrin D. Menard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,724 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,139	BREO $604	ANORO $543	SHINGRIX $164	TANZEUM $111	Other $163
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,633 Tresiba $602	Ozempic $536	RYBELSUS $430	Victoza $227	Levemir $124	Other $714
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,686 FARXIGA $862	BREZTRI $323	SYMBICORT $134	CRESTOR $80	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $55	Other $232
Amgen Inc.	$950 Repatha $763	Prolia $185	$2
Lilly USA, LLC	$944 TRULICITY $276	MOUNJARO $230	JARDIANCE $156	BASAGLAR $105	HUMALOG $69	Other $109
Other	$11,297 VYVANSE $775	LINZESS $503	VRAYLAR $487	Trintellix $413	UBRELVY $351	Other $8,768

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$20,152
Education	$82

Biography

Dr. Darrin Menard specializes in family medicine and practices in Lafayette, LA. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport.