Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Breaux Bridge, LA
Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and NPI 1013158088, issued on Mar 20, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205020, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Thomas Degatur
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.205020 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 206 Champagne Blvd, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
- Phone
- (337) 332-3500
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 332-3200
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120710000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 206 Champagne Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Warren Degatur, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720047079
Verify Benjamin Thomas Degatur 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.205020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,959 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium341 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate323 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium301 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium296 claims
- Lisinopril290 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: $506.75
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Warren J. Degatur, JR. MD IncBreaux Bridge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Thomas Degatur among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Breaux Bridge
They are 6 of the 216 NPPES records with a practice address in Breaux Bridge, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Broussard, MDBreaux Bridge, LA 705171700874468
- Warren Degatur, M.D.Breaux Bridge, LA 705171720047079
- Jahanyar Khorsandi, M.D.Breaux Bridge, LA 705171215990932
- Deidre Stelly, MDBreaux Bridge, LA 705171144218868
- Jeanne Theriot, M.D.Breaux Bridge, LA 705171093763625
- Blaine Boutte, MDBroussard, LA 705181699424978
- Gene Callais, MDBroussard, LA 705181528315280
- Brigitte Girouard, M.D.Broussard, LA 705181205044757
Common questions
What is Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013158088, issued on Mar 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Champagne Blvd, Breaux Bridge, LA, 70517. Phone: (337) 332-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205020, 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 Thomas Degatur, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Thomas Degatur, M.D. had 9,959 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.