Gregory Benton, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Gregory Benton, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1396777421, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 199991, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Benton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 199991 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 E Fairway Dr, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 867-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 95 E Fairway Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gregory Benton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 199991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
706 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
- Prednisone47 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl26 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Indomethacin25 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: $58.34
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 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 or facility affiliation
- Children's HospitalMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
29 emergency medicine physician records list a Covington practice address
They are 29 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a Covington practice address, and 955 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 29 in Covington → All 955 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington →
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Common questions
What is Gregory Benton, MD's NPI number?
Gregory Benton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396777421, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Benton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 E Fairway Dr, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 867-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Benton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 199991, 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 Gregory Benton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Benton, MD had 706 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.