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Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 436-2511

Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD is a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

CHRISTUS Health

524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 436-2511

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

autoantibody tests

inpatient hospital care

pneumonia shot

pulmonary function test

In 2023, Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD performed more autoantibody tests, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), pneumonia shot, and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw for lab tests

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD performed more blood draw for lab tests, and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	65
bronchoscopy	124
doctor visit	712
hospital care	2454
inpatient care	2454
lab tests	91
minimally invasive procedures	124
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	89
pulmonary testing	301
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	25
vaccines	89

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	55
bronchoscopy	104
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	752
hospital care	1924
inpatient care	1924
lab tests	66
minimally invasive procedures	104
pleural drainage	15
preventive care	88
pulmonary testing	391
thoracic (chest) imaging	103
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vaccines	88
X-rays	103

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	527
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	867
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	143
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	44
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	50
bronchoscopy	71
doctor visit	781
hospital care	2966
inpatient care	2966
lab tests	66
minimally invasive procedures	71
preventive care	69
pulmonary testing	569
vaccines	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1056
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	391
85 and over	155
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	103
bronchoscopy	80
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	763
hospital care	2381
inpatient care	2381
lab tests	273
minimally invasive procedures	80
preventive care	161
pulmonary testing	489
vaccines	161

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1058
Female	1118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1734
Black	388
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	884
From 75 to 84	696
85 and over	252
Less than 65	344

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	99
bronchoscopy	104
doctor visit	862
hospital care	2082
inpatient care	2082
lab tests	106
minimally invasive procedures	104
pleural drainage	13
preventive care	112
pulmonary testing	611
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	31
vaccines	112

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	205
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	415
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	124
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	69
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	88
breathing treatment	42
bronchoscopy	132
doctor visit	712
hospital care	1645
inpatient care	1645
lab tests	80
minimally invasive procedures	107
pleural drainage	15
preventive care	103
pulmonary testing	523
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	36
vaccines	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	758
Black	183
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	395
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	112
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	109
bronchoscopy	122
doctor visit	797
hospital care	1045
inpatient care	1045
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	52
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	83
pulmonary testing	549
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	37
vaccines	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	185
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	125
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	92
bronchoscopy	121
doctor visit	779
hospital care	1272
inpatient care	1272
lab tests	123
minimally invasive procedures	61
pleural drainage	15
preventive care	62
pulmonary testing	576
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	47
vaccines	62

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	192
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	118
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	51
bronchoscopy	51
CT scan	68
doctor visit	506
hospital care	879
inpatient care	879
lab tests	37
minimally invasive procedures	25
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	288
resuscitation	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	26
vaccines	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	147
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	92
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
bronchoscopy	31
CT scan	59
doctor visit	492
hospital care	852
inpatient care	852
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	299
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	66
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	74
bronchoscopy	50
CT scan	59
doctor visit	540
hospital care	1142
inpatient care	1142
lab tests	85
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	17
pulmonary testing	273
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
vaccines	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	58
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Lake Charles, LA were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

aspiration	16
blood draw	74
bronchoscopy	90
CT scan	62
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	699
hospital care	1694
inpatient care	1694
lab tests	97
minimally invasive procedures	70
pleural drainage	16
preventive care	79
pulmonary testing	442
resuscitation	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	72
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	29
vaccines	79
X-rays	103

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Female	488
Male	456

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	164
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	756
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	113
75 to 84	306
Less than 65	142
65 to 74	382

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Luke M. Williams, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$4,318 NUCALA $1,567	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,378	ANORO $523	BREO $360	SHINGRIX $214	Other $277
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,035 FASENRA $1,194	BREZTRI $879	SYMBICORT $562	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $104	TEZSPIRE $102	Other $195
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$2,186 Brovana $1,655	Lonhala Magnair $521	LATUDA $11
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$1,241 Perforomist $621	Yupelri $546	$73
CSL Behring	$916 Hizentra $905	Zemaira $11
Other	$5,575 DUPIXENT $1,298	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $334	Arikayce $262	DALIRESP $226	Adempas $201	Other $3,254

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17,063
Education	$208

Biography

Dr. Luke Williams sees patients in Lake Charles, LA. His medical specialties are critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. His professional affiliations include CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital and CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dr. Williams attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans for medical school.

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