NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Slidell, LA

Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Slidell, Louisiana, and NPI 1679797385, issued on Apr 12, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204393, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679797385
Name
Benjamin Gray Guevara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
MD.204393 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Medical Center Dr, Slidell, LA 70461
Phone
(985) 646-5550
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
2153862 LA
03500001 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110728000357); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Medical Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shelby Bateman, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1740821933
  2. Wayne Berkowitz, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1225076169
  3. Siddartha Bhandary, M.B.B.SInternal Medicine Physician1447630041
  4. Mindy Brewer, APRN, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1205126562
  5. Sydney Burchfield, MSN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891199113
  6. Rebeca Candal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1851383558

Verify Benjamin Gray Guevara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

1,488 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 510 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Guevara1,488
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen294 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl226 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl160 claims
  4. Ibuprofen148 claims
  5. Meloxicam137 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen128 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: $4,798.51

79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Guevara$4,799
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. Ochsner Clinic LLCSlidell, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Gray Guevara among 44 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Louisiana

Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD is one of 44 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 44 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Blessey, MDSlidell, LA 704611467488163
  2. Alexander Habashy, MDSlidell, LA 704611437577830
  3. Brian Kindl, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581508084005
  4. Thomas Montgomery, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081457386773
  5. Judson Penton, MDLafayette, LA 705081588856298
  6. Steven Jones, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031710428917
  7. Katy MorrisHammond, LA 704031376705657
  8. Jeffrey Witty, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031013178284

Common questions

What is Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679797385, issued on Apr 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Medical Center Dr, Slidell, LA, 70461. Phone: (985) 646-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204393, 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 Gray Guevara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Gray Guevara, MD had 1,488 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.