Hospitalist Doctors in Lake Charles, LA Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Lauren Brooke Jacoby, D.O.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: 337-436-2511    

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