Benjamin Michael Wright, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Slidell, LA
Benjamin Michael Wright, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Slidell, Louisiana, and NPI 1982845962, issued on Mar 20, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204720, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Michael Wright
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD.204720 LA
MD.20470 LA
MD204720 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458
- Phone
- (985) 280-8742
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Michael Wright 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.204720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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
- Apogee Medical Group, Louisiana, Inc.Slidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Michael Wright among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Benjamin Michael Wright, MD 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 2009, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Slidell
They are 39 of the 1,838 NPPES records with a practice address in Slidell, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Michael Wright, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Michael Wright, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982845962, issued on Mar 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Michael Wright, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA, 70458. Phone: (985) 280-8742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Michael Wright, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204720, 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 Michael Wright, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Michael Wright, MD had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.