Angela M. Buonagura, MD
Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
Angela M. Buonagura, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1780676841, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 023112, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Angela M. Buonagura
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 023112 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 N Highway 190 Ste C2, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 773-1500
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210111001274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 N Highway 190 Ste C2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Angela M. Buonagura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen96 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate23 claims
- Mupirocin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ImpediMed, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ochsner Clinic LLCBaton Rouge, LA
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Angela M. Buonagura among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Angela M. Buonagura, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 surgery physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 25 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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- Thomas Lavin, M.D.Covington, LA 704331093775819
Common questions
What is Angela M. Buonagura, MD's NPI number?
Angela M. Buonagura, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780676841, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Angela M. Buonagura, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 N Highway 190 Ste C2, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 773-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Angela M. Buonagura, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023112, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Angela M. Buonagura, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Angela M. Buonagura, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.