Roch Brian Hontas, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
Roch Brian Hontas, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1659466845, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 018107, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Roch Brian Hontas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 018107 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 71211 Highway 21, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 893-9922
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Fax
- (985) 893-9922
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000976); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 71211 Highway 21
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Verify Roch Brian Hontas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 018107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,237 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 419 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam347 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen191 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen166 claims
- Cephalexin61 claims
- Mupirocin49 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl48 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: $277.26
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Roch Brian Hontas among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Roch Brian Hontas, MD is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Bonvillain, MDCovington, LA 704331346567146
- Kevin Darr, MDCovington, LA 704331477512135
- Timothy Devraj, MDCovington, LA 704331760415632
- Paul Doty, M. D.Covington, LA 704331417929225
- Mark Hontas, MDCovington, LA 704331417042706
- Matti Palo, MDCovington, LA 704331013949619
- Herbert Plauche, MDCovington, LA 704331275599557
- Jason RollingCovington, LA 704331598856155
Common questions
What is Roch Brian Hontas, MD's NPI number?
Roch Brian Hontas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659466845, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Roch Brian Hontas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 71211 Highway 21, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 893-9922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Roch Brian Hontas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 018107, 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 Roch Brian Hontas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Roch Brian Hontas, MD had 1,237 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.