Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA
Psychiatry Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1316387673, issued on Jul 1, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana 305542, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwame Buabeng
- Credential
- MD, MBA
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 305542 LA
A150969 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7423 Picardy Ave Ste D, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (757) 373-3551
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211004000496); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kwame Buabeng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 305542Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,289 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl320 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate293 claims
- Olanzapine207 claims
- Clozapine199 claims
- Risperidone179 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl164 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: $619.48
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Capital Area Human Services DistrictGonzales, LA
- County OF PlumasQuincy, CA
- Senior Psychcare OF Louisiana, LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kwame Buabeng among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA 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 2013, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Baton Rouge → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elodie Braud, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081699735548
- Renee Bruno, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144298522
- Kathleen Crapanzano, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081144373390
- John Deback, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081689674053
- Gerald Heintz, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081265521579
- Zahid Imran, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081477645836
- Erik Kinzie, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081073539862
- Gopinath Kongara, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081134161532
Common questions
What is Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA's NPI number?
Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316387673, issued on Jul 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7423 Picardy Ave Ste D, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (757) 373-3551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 305542, 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 Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwame Buabeng, MD, MBA had 4,289 Medicare Part D claims for 306 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.