Benjamin Newsom, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA
Benjamin Newsom, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1619233236, issued on Apr 9, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana MD207007, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Newsom
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD207007 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 4TH St, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318) 769-5283
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 769-5213
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150825003267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Newsom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD207007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
563 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Carvedilol22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Medicine Group LLCSulphur, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Newsom among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Benjamin Newsom, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal 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 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 36 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Youssef Abdelmalek, M.DAlexandria, LA 713011639553233
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- Keith Ashby, MDAlexandria, LA 713011992706444
- Bruce Barton, MDAlexandria, LA 713011003876731
- Ravinderjit Brar, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011568426807
- Yugandhara Devarapalli, M.DAlexandria, LA 713011467791160
- Rimoun Hakim, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011417397092
- Ron Hays, MDAlexandria, LA 713011134189731
Common questions
What is Benjamin Newsom, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Newsom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619233236, issued on Apr 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Newsom, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 4TH St, Alexandria, LA, 71301. Phone: (318) 769-5283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Newsom, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD207007, 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 Newsom, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Newsom, M.D. had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.