Ben Frank Thompson, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Ben Frank Thompson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1710996079, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 013285, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Frank Thompson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 013285 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-2750
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 494-2760
- Medicaid ID
- 1319872 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Justin Bohannan, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1124695408
- Robert Broussard, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821007170
- Clifford Courville, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1942461207
- Fidencio Davalos, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265872725
Verify Ben Frank Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 013285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of 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.
Ben Frank Thompson among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Ben Frank Thompson, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Broussard, MDLake Charles, LA 706011821007170
- Clifford Courville, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011942461207
- Manley Jordan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011932118296
- Gary Kohler, MDLake Charles, LA 706011881603140
- Tashfeen Mahmood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011366676074
- Luke Williams, MDLake Charles, LA 706011659347854
- Janardana Kaimal, MDLake Charles, LA 706051912989443
- Sana Ali, MDOpelousas, LA 705701699268482
Common questions
What is Ben Frank Thompson, MD's NPI number?
Ben Frank Thompson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710996079, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Frank Thompson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 350, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Frank Thompson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 013285, 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 Frank Thompson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Frank Thompson, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.