Laila Benzakour Needham, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · St Augustine, FL
Laila Benzakour Needham, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in St Augustine, Florida, and NPI 1528241700, issued on Dec 11, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME104699, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laila Benzakour Needham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- ME104699 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Health Park Blvd, St Augustine, FL 32086
- Phone
- (904) 819-1500
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (904) 810-1023
- Medicaid ID
- 000947900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091107000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laila Benzakour Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME104699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
270 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol66 claims
- Progesterone27 claims
- Fluconazole19 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14 claims
- Valacyclovir13 claims
- Alendronate Sodium12 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): 89.7 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: $244.35
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 2 group practices
- Florida Woman Care LLCEast Palatka, FL
- OB Hospitalist Group LLCSt Augustine, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laila Benzakour Needham among 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Florida
Laila Benzakour Needham, MD is one of 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,657 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Florida
There are 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Laila Benzakour Needham, MD's NPI number?
Laila Benzakour Needham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528241700, issued on Dec 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laila Benzakour Needham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Health Park Blvd, St Augustine, FL, 32086. Phone: (904) 819-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laila Benzakour Needham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME104699, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laila Benzakour Needham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laila Benzakour Needham, MD had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laila Benzakour Needham, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.7 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.