Ben Adams, DO
Anesthesiology Physician · Houma, LA
Ben Adams, DO is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1366659872, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana DO.000173, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Adams
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- DO.000173 LA
0102201937 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8166 Main St, Houma, LA 70360
- Phone
- (985) 873-4235
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091130000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8166 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Donald Austin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760455240
- Courtney Barrios, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1982437315
- Callie Baskett, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1679857056
- Kate Baumann, FNPNurse Practitioner1962217505
- Andrew Bergeron, DOFamily Medicine Physician1164051694
Verify Ben Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.000173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Minocycline Hcl17 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 3 group practices
- Lafayette Health Ventures IncLafayette, LA
- Paeon Health Services IncHouma, LA
- Zephyr Anesthesia LLCGonzales, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben Adams among 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana
Ben Adams, DO is one of 623 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 623 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Fox, MDHouma, LA 703601912971896
- Karl Haydel, MDHouma, LA 703601750355632
- Joseph Kellum, MDHouma, LA 703601245204320
- Francis Lewis, MDHouma, LA 703601215012661
- Mohammad Naraghi, M.D.Houma, LA 703601972877124
- Michael Prejean, MDHouma, LA 703601568622470
- Daniel Whittington, MDHouma, LA 703601023111655
- Drake Degrange, MDHouma, LA 703631184656357
Common questions
What is Ben Adams, DO's NPI number?
Ben Adams, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366659872, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Adams, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8166 Main St, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 873-4235. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Adams, DO's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number DO.000173, 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 Ben Adams, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Adams, DO had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ben Adams, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.