Louise M. Becnel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Louise M. Becnel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1518928001, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017638, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louise M. Becnel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 017638 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 3RD Ave Ste 300, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-6800
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 494-4696
- Medicaid ID
- 1376051 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080703000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mir Khan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669448080
Verify Louise M. Becnel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,356 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium417 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium210 claims
- Gabapentin203 claims
- Valsartan196 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $106.88
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. 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
- Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service DistrictSulphur, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Louise M. Becnel among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Louise M. Becnel, MD 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
- Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Louise M. Becnel, MD's NPI number?
Louise M. Becnel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518928001, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louise M. Becnel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 3RD Ave Ste 300, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louise M. Becnel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017638, 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 Louise M. Becnel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louise M. Becnel, MD had 7,356 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Louise M. Becnel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 of 100. 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.