William Babers Benton, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
William Babers Benton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1831535517, issued on May 21, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana 306579, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Babers Benton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 306579 LA
33813 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7373 Perkins RD, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 769-4044
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 246-9116
- Medicaid ID
- 2450760 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170901000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Babers Benton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 306579Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,651 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium271 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate223 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium120 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate103 claims
- Gabapentin100 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 2 group practices
- Baton Rouge Clinic, A Medical CorporationBaton Rouge, LA
- Lsuhn Billing LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Babers Benton among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
William Babers Benton, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal 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 2013, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
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Common questions
What is William Babers Benton, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Babers Benton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831535517, issued on May 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Babers Benton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7373 Perkins RD, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 769-4044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Babers Benton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 306579, 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 William Babers Benton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Babers Benton, M.D. had 3,651 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.