Michelle Becnel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Michelle Becnel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1386038800, issued on Mar 23, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 309076, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Becnel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 309076 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 513, Baton Rouge, LA 70817
- Phone
- (225) 924-8313
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Fax
- (225) 922-3776
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180925001461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle 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 309076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
621 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 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: $386.31
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Solace Health Medical Group IncNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Becnel among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michelle Becnel, M.D. is one of 1,728 family 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 154 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Becnel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Becnel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386038800, issued on Mar 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Becnel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Rue DE LA Vie St Ste 513, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817. Phone: (225) 924-8313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Becnel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 309076, 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 Michelle Becnel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Becnel, M.D. had 621 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.