Drake Eric Bellanger, MD
Surgery Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Drake Eric Bellanger, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1659302586, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11666R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Drake Eric Bellanger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 11666R LA
00017404 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 513, Baton Rouge, LA 70817
- Phone
- (225) 924-8947
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 924-8948
- Medicaid ID
- 1697486 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818000920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Drake Eric Bellanger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11666RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro149 claims
- Topiramate95 claims
- Ozempic81 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er63 claims
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Wegovy33 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $592.55
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Drake Eric Bellanger among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Drake Eric Bellanger, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Drake Eric Bellanger, MD's NPI number?
Drake Eric Bellanger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659302586, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Drake Eric Bellanger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 513, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817. Phone: (225) 924-8947. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Drake Eric Bellanger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11666R, 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 Drake Eric Bellanger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Drake Eric Bellanger, MD had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Drake Eric Bellanger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.