NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Benton Dupont, MD

Surgery Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Joseph Benton Dupont, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1407879323, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD012268, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407879323
Name
Joseph Benton Dupont
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD012268 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone
(225) 381-2615
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(225) 381-2638
Medicaid ID
1196177 LA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3401 North Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Janet Cook, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326073107
  2. Andrea Cothern, NPGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1710042122
  3. Henry Dixon, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1255498010
  4. Joy Emwinmarhuanmwan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114779394
  5. Christopher Guarisco, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255356002
  6. Charles Kaufman, M.D.Neurology Physician1619054244

Verify Joseph Benton Dupont in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Dupont23
  2. Specialty average147

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Joseph Benton Dupont among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana

Joseph Benton Dupont, 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 fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Baucom, M.D./PH.DBaton Rouge, LA 708061588845184
  2. Jeffrey Littleton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061043211881
  3. Ernest Mencer, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061639154412
  4. Stewart Cayton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081255322830
  5. Mary Christian, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081508822339
  6. James Froelich, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081487647830
  7. Mark Hausmann, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081992819809
  8. Tomas Jacome, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081477554079

Common questions

What is Joseph Benton Dupont, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Benton Dupont, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407879323, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Benton Dupont, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 381-2615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Benton Dupont, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD012268, 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 Joseph Benton Dupont, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Benton Dupont, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Benton Dupont, 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.