Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Opelousas, LA
Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1730767278, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 344060, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Royce Benjamin Darbonne
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 344060 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 138 Lazaro Blvd Ste A, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 447-4025
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2024
- Fax
- (888) 489-2605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241107003662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Royce Benjamin Darbonne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 344060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
932 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
- Ozempic26 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta26 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: $386.80
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Opelousas General Health System Physician PracticesOpelousas, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Royce Benjamin Darbonne among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Royce Benjamin Darbonne, 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · 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).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Opelousas
They are 18 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelousas, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Basile, MDOpelousas, LA 705701013986728
- Laura Braham, MDOpelousas, LA 705701770552556
- Michael Burnell, MDOpelousas, LA 705701588625487
- Lee Ellender, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701558364331
- Craig Greene, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701326041112
- Richard Harmon, MDOpelousas, LA 705701124089024
- Latonya Kelly, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701063430213
- Stacey Mayeaux, MDOpelousas, LA 705701013986892
Common questions
What is Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD's NPI number?
Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730767278, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 138 Lazaro Blvd Ste A, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 447-4025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 344060, 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 Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Royce Benjamin Darbonne, MD had 932 Medicare Part D claims for 144 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.