Our Center Selected for Newsweek’s 2026 Best ASCs List
Our center was selected for Newsweek’s 2026 list of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
Why Choose Us?
Our gastroenterologists and staff at Louisiana Endoscopy Center are dedicated to providing quality, affordable care to the community in our quest to lower colon cancer rates and treat an array of digestive diseases, including Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Our board-certified GI doctors specialize in performing a myriad of GI procedures, including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and upper endoscopy.
The physicians at Louisiana Endoscopy Center not only meet but exceed U.S. benchmarks for quality in colonoscopy. Our adenoma detection rate (ADR), the rate at which our GI doctors identify adenomatous colon polyps, surpasses the national benchmark of 25 percent. See Our Scores.
Additionally, our patients value the compassionate care they receive from our GI doctors and say they are likely to recommend our center for GI procedures.
If you are due for a colonoscopy or in need of a GI procedure, don’t put it off any longer. Give us a call today!
For Your Visit
Louisiana Endoscopy Center is committed to ensuring that your experience with us is relaxed and worry-free, from consultation through recovery. To assist us, we ask that you read and comply with all guidelines.
We’re pleased to partner with StopColonCancerNow to help boost colon cancer screenings and prevention for residents in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Patient Forms
At Louisiana Endoscopy Center, your time is as valuable to us as it is to you. That’s why we provide online access to a variety of forms that patients may complete before their visit. The following documents will help us expedite the check-in process for your appointment. Please take a moment to download and print the appropriate form(s).
Insurance and Billing
Louisiana Endoscopy Center accepts most major insurance. As a courtesy to you, we will bill your insurance carrier for you; however, we cannot tell you what your policy will cover. Since your insurance policy and coverage are between you and your carrier, we urge you to contact them prior to your procedure. You will be responsible for any co-pays and deductibles. We accept cash, check or credit card.
For Billing and Insurance Inquiries: (855) 336-8451.
Meet the Doctors
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Prasad Alapati
M.D.
G. Arbour, Jr.
M.D.
J. Carter Balart
M.D.
Michael Barker Jr.
M.D.
Robert Be
M.D.
Charles Cole Berggreen
M.D.
Ronald L. Boudreaux
M.D.
Stephanie Cauble
M.D.
J. Casey Chapman
M.D.
Ryan N. Chauvin
M.D.
Christopher Christensen
M.D.
Andrew D. Guidroz
M.D.
Ben Kurz
M.D.
Oleana N. Lamendola
M.D.
Ronald A. Leo
M.D.
E. Alan Maltbie
M.D.
John Walker McDonald
M.D.
Walter Kirk Mullins
M.D.
Andrew C. Nelson
M.D.
Benton Oubre
M.D.
Mark Porta
M.D.
Neelima Reddy
M.D.
Douglas Walsh
M.D.
3,289 Reviews
Feb 13, 2026
Very efficient and quality process. Excellent nurses and physician.
Feb 12, 2026
Absolutely awful billing department. Good luck getting in contact with them they also are incompetent when it comes to charging insurance. When I first went in for my procedure I was called the day before my appointment after I had already started prepping and told they would need to reschedule because they were out of network and needed a benefit exception from my insurance. After my procedure they sent me a bill for the full amount and said my insurance denied the claim. I then reached out to my insurance and they said they denied it because of the doctor billing from a different adress but they said to have the doctor rebill and they would approve it. When I called the doctor to have them rebill they stated they still couldn’t get it approved by insurance and in the midst of us dealing with this and trying to figure out the disconnect they sent the balance to collections. Keep in mind this was only months after the procedure. When I tried to contact their billing department after this their phone would just say disconnected.
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