Ralph I. Latta, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Benton, IL
Ralph I. Latta, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Benton, Illinois, and NPI 1215956602, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036114358, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph I. Latta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036114358 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N Duquoin, Benton, IL 62812
- Phone
- (618) 435-5362
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 438-2613
- Medicaid ID
- 036114358 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060428000045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ralph I. Latta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036114358Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,384 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 252 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium400 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium339 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium301 claims
- Omeprazole242 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl242 claims
- Prednisone223 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: $36.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Physician Services Corporation OF Southern Illinois IncBenton, IL
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph I. Latta among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Ralph I. Latta, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Benton
They are 6 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in Benton, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 6,215 in Illinois → Every provider in Benton → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Valentine Ogbodo, MDBenton, IL 628121437608569
- Richard Rethorst, MDBenton, IL 628121770530024
- Nathanael Dolan, MDCarmi, IL 628211417183153
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Common questions
What is Ralph I. Latta, MD's NPI number?
Ralph I. Latta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215956602, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph I. Latta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N Duquoin, Benton, IL, 62812. Phone: (618) 435-5362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph I. Latta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036114358, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ralph I. Latta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph I. Latta, MD had 9,384 Medicare Part D claims for 404 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.