Benjamin Brown, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
Benjamin Brown, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1144430125, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.202486, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- MD.202486 LA
ME116079 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1341 Ochsner Blvd Ste 200, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 246-2800
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 898-7178
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190918002419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.202486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate43 claims
- Mupirocin43 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: $256.18
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Microtransponder, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Brown among 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana
Benjamin Brown, MD is one of 132 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 132 neurological surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 132 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ilias Caralopoulos, MDCovington, LA 704331245558766
- Thomas Francavilla, MDCovington, LA 704331346203627
- Seth Hayes, M.D.Covington, LA 704331366684110
- Carl Lowder, MDCovington, LA 704331144270174
- Jared Robichaux, M.D.Covington, LA 704331457884710
- Donald Dietze, MDLacombe, LA 704451316913635
- Joseph Kott, M.D.Madisonville, LA 704471437460029
- Mohammad Almubaslat, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481578731212
Common questions
What is Benjamin Brown, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144430125, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1341 Ochsner Blvd Ste 200, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 246-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.202486, 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 Benjamin Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Brown, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.