Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Metairie, LA
Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1043341944, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 07047R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bennett Onyema Nwankpa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 07047R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E Gatehouse Dr, Metairie, LA 70001
- Phone
- (504) 837-4421
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 837-4421
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bennett Onyema Nwankpa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 07047RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam53 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine35 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate25 claims
- Prazosin Hcl24 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate23 claims
- Aripiprazole20 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: $15.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Bennett Onyema Nwankpa among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julianna Finelli, M.D.Metairie, LA 700011982965877
- Erik Hanson, MDMetairie, LA 700011043714884
- Angela Jubert, MD,ABPN,ABPMMetairie, LA 700011225477235
- Ray Worthy, MD, PHDMetairie, LA 700011851556369
- Kara Brown, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021477848562
- Milton Harris, MDMetairie, LA 700021841394038
- Frederic Henderson, MDMetairie, LA 700021841207800
- Padmini Nagaraj, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021295735116
Common questions
What is Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043341944, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E Gatehouse Dr, Metairie, LA, 70001. Phone: (504) 837-4421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 07047R, 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 Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bennett Onyema Nwankpa, M.D. had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.