Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal
Last updated: Jun 16, 2021

Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal

  • Gender: Male
  • Experience: 21 years
  • Graduation year: 2000
  • Sole propriator: No
  • NPI: 1942241708

Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal MD

Infectious Disease Specialist

He is located at 2551 Greenwood Road Suite 150 in Shreveport, LA 71103. Can help patients with the following: Cryptococcosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Tonsillitis, Tuberculosis (TB), Yeast Infection, Zika Virus. His National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1942241708. Appointment can be made via the phone number (318) 212-6888. He also has a website where you can get more information. The website can be found at https://www.nwlaidc.com. He is affiliated with 1 practices and 1 hospitals.

Conditions treated

Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal, being an infectious disease specialist, treats the following conditions. Please be advised that this list may not be complete. For the full list of conditions treated, consult directly with Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal.

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Anthrax
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Boils
  • Botulism
  • Bronchitis
  • Brucellosis
  • Cancer
  • Candida Auris
  • Cat Scratch Disease
  • Cellulitis
  • Chagas Disease
  • Chickenpox
  • Chlamydia
  • Cholera
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Chronic Rhinitis
  • Common Cold
  • Coronavirus
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Dengue Fever
  • Diarrhea
  • Diphtheria
  • E. Coli Infection
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
  • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Encephalitis
  • Endocarditis
  • Epididymitis
  • Fifth Disease
  • Food Poisoning
  • Gangrene
  • Genital Herpes
  • Giardiasis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Guinea Worm Disease
  • Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
  • Helicobacter Pylori Infection
  • Hepatitis A (HAV)
  • Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Hepatitis C (HCV)
  • Herpes Simplex Virus
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Impetigo
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Influenza
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Leprosy
  • Leptospirosis
  • Listeriosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Mad Cow Disease
  • Malaria
  • Measles
  • Meningitis
  • Mumps
  • Nail Fungus
  • Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF)
  • Neutropenia
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pinworm Infection
  • Pityriasis Rosea
  • Pneumonia
  • Polio
  • Rabies
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
  • Roseola
  • Rubella
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning
  • Scabies
  • Scarlet Fever
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Sepsis
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  • Smallpox
  • Sore Throat
  • Staph Infection
  • Stomach Flu
  • Strep Throat
  • Swine Flu
  • Syphilis
  • Tetanus
  • Thrush
  • Tonsillitis
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Trichinosis
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
  • Valley Fever
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF)
  • West Nile Virus
  • Whooping Cough
  • Yaws
  • Yeast Infection
  • Yellow Fever
  • Zika Virus

ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov) plan networks

Insurers selling ACA Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) plans list Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal as in-network for the following 2026 plans.

Health plans

Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 16 plans from Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Complete Gold EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Elite Bronze EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Elite Gold EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Everyday Bronze EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Focused Silver EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Expanded Bronze EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Gold EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Silver EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental EPO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Network data as of Sep 8, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 8 plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Blue Max 70/50 $6700 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible PPO · Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Max 80/60 $1500 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits PPO · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Max Copay (PCP) 50/50 $3300 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits PPO · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Max Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized HSA Eligible PPO · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Max Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized PPO · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Max Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized PPO · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Saver 60/40 $6100 PPO · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Saver 90/70 $3400 PPO · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients

HMO Louisiana

Network data as of Sep 8, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 26 plans from HMO Louisiana
HMO Louisiana plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Blue Connect 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits (L) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits (N) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits (S) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized (H) HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized (L) HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized (N) HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized (S) HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized (L) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized (N) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized (S) POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized (H) POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized (L) POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized (N) POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue Connect Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized (S) POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS 60/40 $6500 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible POS · Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS 90/70 $9900 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible POS · Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Blue POS Copay (PCP) 80/60 $1000 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Community Blue 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Community Blue 90/70 $9900 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible POS · Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Community Blue Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized HSA Eligible POS · Expanded Bronze Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Community Blue Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized POS · Silver Not Applicable Accepting new patients
Community Blue Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized POS · Gold Not Applicable Accepting new patients

UnitedHealthcare

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 13 plans from UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Essential ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Copay Focus + $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Value + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) EPO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients

This covers ACA Marketplace plans only, as reported by each insurer. It does not include employer, Medicare Advantage, or state-run exchange plans, and a plan missing from this list does not mean Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal is out of network. Insurer directories can be out of date, so always confirm with the insurer and the office before your visit.

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Medicare Enrollment

Dr. Halim S. Abou-Faycal is enrolled to bill Medicare as a Practitioner - Infectious Disease (also registered under: Practitioner - Internal Medicine) .

Bills through: Wk Nw Louisiana Infectious Disease Consultants

Based on Medicare's public enrollment records as of Jul 17, 2026. This reflects Medicare fee-for-service enrollment only and says nothing about other insurance, quality, outcomes, or board certification.

Studies

Graduated in 2000

Other ways to reach out

  • Website: https://www.nwlaidc.com

Affiliated practices

Gerardon Negron & Willis-Knighton Medical Center
2551 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, 71103 LA
(318) 212-6888

Affiliated hospitals

WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER
2600 GREENWOOD ROAD
SHREVEPORT, 71103 LA
(318) 212-4000

Looking for more Infectious Disease Specialists?

There are 6 other infectious disease specialists in this region.

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Dr. Robert L. Penn
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: 1501 Kings Highway Shreveport, 71103, LA
Dr. Jihad Michel El-Hayek
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: Suite 150 2551 Greenwood Road Shreveport, 71103, LA
Dr. John William King
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: 1501 Kings Highway Shreveport, 71103, LA
Dr. Raymond A. Coghlan
  • Gender: Male
  • Address: 1541 Kings Hwy. Shreveport, 71103, LA
Dr. Puja Haridasan Nambiar
  • Gender: Female
  • Address: 1541 Kings Hwy. Shreveport, 71103, LA

Questions & Answers

Does Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal have affiliation with practices?

Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal is affiliated with Gerardon Negron & Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

Does Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal accept patients with HMO Louisiana?

Yes, Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal is listed in-network for HMO Louisiana through the ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov). See the Marketplace plans section for details.

What conditions does Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal treat?

Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal provides treatment for Cryptococcosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Tonsillitis, Tuberculosis (TB), Yeast Infection, Zika Virus. For the full list see this list.

Has Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal affiliation with hospitals?

Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal is affiliated with WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER.

Where can you meet with Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal?

Dr. Halim Salim Abou-Faycal's office is located at 2551 Greenwood Road Suite 150 in Shreveport, LA 71103.