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Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1985)

433 Plaza Street
Bogalusa, LA 70427

(985) 730-6700

Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD is an internist in Bogalusa, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD is affiliated with OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS HOSPITAL INC.

Office Locations

433 Plaza Street
Bogalusa, LA 70427

(985) 730-6700

(985) 730-6713

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	130
doctor visit	440
hospital care	1117
inpatient care	1043
outpatient care	74
sleep study	216

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	669
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	105
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	96
doctor visit	525
hospital care	381
inpatient care	366
outpatient care	15
sleep study	192

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	148
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	46
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	108
doctor visit	739
hospital care	569
inpatient care	555
outpatient care	14
sleep study	217

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	862
Female	818

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1300
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	732
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	128
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	87
doctor visit	760
hospital care	618
inpatient care	588
outpatient care	30
sleep study	191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	85
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	83
doctor visit	718
hospital care	752
inpatient care	667
outpatient care	85
sleep study	249

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	255
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	102
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	52
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	139
hospital care	787
inpatient care	658
outpatient care	129
sleep study	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	80
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	51
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	831
inpatient care	715
outpatient care	116

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	82
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	50
Dementia	36
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	705
inpatient care	614
outpatient care	91

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	78
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	53
Dementia	29
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	629
inpatient care	543
outpatient care	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	48
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	49
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	451
inpatient care	325
outpatient care	126

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	35
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	54
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	459
inpatient care	459

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	33
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	52
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated as an internist in Bogalusa, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

airway management	86
doctor visit	553
hospital care	663
inpatient care	593
outpatient care	76
sleep study	184

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD.

**Gender**
Female	347
Male	335

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	125
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	515
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	74
75 to 84	178
Less than 65	155
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	12
Dementia	25

Education & Training

Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1985. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1985)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS HOSPITAL INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$496 Xyrem $496
Novo Nordisk Inc	$454 Victoza $393	Saxenda $48	$13
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$290 XARELTO $213	INVOKANA $77
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$197 ELIQUIS $197
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$166 EXELON PATCH $166
Other	$842 Prolia $89	BYDUREON WEEKLY $86	ELIQUIS $84	TRULICITY $58	FARXIGA $53	Other $473

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,309
Education	$136

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald L. Foret JR., MD in 2023

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