Individual provider Active NPI

Benjamin Michael Carter, CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Hammond, LA
National Provider Identifier
1326261355
Registry record updated Jan 6, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistTaxonomy code 367500000X
License
AP04868 Issued in LA
Practice address
15790 Paul Vega MD Dr
Hammond, LA 70403-1434
Phone
(985) 230-1682
Fax
(985) 230-1617
NPI assigned
Apr 10, 2007
Last updated
Jan 6, 2023By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jan 6, 2023

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Registered Nurse 163W00000X RN100965 LA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X AP04868 LA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

15790 Paul Vega MD Dr
Hammond, LA 70403-1434

Mailing address

PO Box 3087
Credentialing
Hammond, LA 70404-3087
Phone (985) 230-1682

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1582867MedicaidLA

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
FHIR URL https://soapproxyprd.northoaks.org/nohsfhir/api/FHIR/R4/ Health Information Exchange (HIE) North Oaks Medical Center, LLC

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in LA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20060413000158 LA Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 1254349103 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)
Education
Other, 2005
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
North Oaks Medical Center LLCGroup PAC ID 2466629522, shared by 7 NPIs, 317 clinicians
Gastroenterology Anesthesia LLCGroup PAC ID 5890955264, 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

15790 Paul Vega MD Dr
Hammond, LA 70403-1434
Phone (985) 345-2700

16061 Doctors Blvd
Suite a
Hammond, LA 70403-1499
Phone (985) 345-6090

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
86.91 of 100Reported as group
Quality
78.17
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
67.71

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Certified Registered Nurse

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
RN100965LAMDRegistered Nurse
AP04868LAMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Gastroenterology Anesthesia LLC CurrentSince Jul 12, 2019 Accepting new patients
North Oaks Medical Center, LLC CurrentSince May 30, 2025 Accepting new patients
Northlake Endoscopy, LLC Current Accepting new patients
North Oaks Medical Center, LLC CurrentSince Jan 1, 2012 Accepting new patients
Natchitoches Anesthesia Associates LLC Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Nov 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Anesthesiology Group Associates Inc PastSince Jan 14, 2008 Accepting new patients

Locations

15790 Paul Vega Md Dr
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone (985) 230-1682

16061 Doctors Blvd
Ste A
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone (985) 345-6090

501 Keyser Ave
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Phone (318) 214-4200

Organizations & group practices 6

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "affiliation": "Y",
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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 6, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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