Praveen Budde, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA
Praveen Budde, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1679808638, issued on Oct 8, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.207797, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praveen Budde
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.207797 LA
DR51457 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 99 Pecanwood Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303
- Phone
- (313) 461-1663
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150901001398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Praveen Budde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.207797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,427 Medicare Part D claims for 475 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. 350 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium734 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium640 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium556 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate416 claims
- Potassium Chloride366 claims
- Eliquis349 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Medicine Group LLCSulphur, LA
- Kisatchie Emergency Group LLCLeesville, LA
- Lsumc-S Family Practice MedicalAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Praveen Budde among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Praveen Budde, MD 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 57 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Praveen Budde, MD's NPI number?
Praveen Budde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679808638, issued on Oct 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praveen Budde, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 Pecanwood Dr, Alexandria, LA, 71303. Phone: (313) 461-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praveen Budde, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.207797, 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 Praveen Budde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praveen Budde, MD had 14,427 Medicare Part D claims for 475 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.