Harpal S. Benipal, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Harpal S. Benipal, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1114987229, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12212R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harpal S. Benipal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12212R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 475-8100
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 475-8510
- Medicaid ID
- 1696790 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Harpal S. Benipal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12212RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
638 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir35 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate34 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate34 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 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: $59.70
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southwest Louisiana Physicians, LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harpal S. Benipal among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Harpal S. Benipal, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 53 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Harpal S. Benipal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Harpal S. Benipal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114987229, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harpal S. Benipal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 475-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harpal S. Benipal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12212R, 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 Harpal S. Benipal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harpal S. Benipal, M.D. had 638 Medicare Part D claims for 226 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.