BENJAMIN C TEKIPPE, D.C.

NPI 1396178406, individual, Metairie, LA, Chiropractor

Evidence tier

adjudicated in a public enforcement record

Adjudicated (convicted, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated April 1, 2025.
No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.

Public enforcement record: Louisiana Chiropractor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes

score 90 of 100, rank 585, $0 at stake

Public list actions

OIG exclusion April 20, 2026 under section 1128a3

Ind- Lic HC Serv Pro, Chiropractic, Metairie, LA

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	BENJAMIN C TEKIPPE, D.C.
Type	Individual, sole proprietor
Status	Active
NPI issued	August 12, 2013, last updated July 21, 2022
Practice location	5037 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, Metairie, LA 70006-5136, 504-813-4813
Mailing address	13119 DWYER BLVD, New Orleans, LA 70129-1314
Specialties	Chiropractor (111N00000X, primary, license 1647 LA)

In this area

19 providers in Jefferson Parish County, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $14.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 11 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 6. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	ADAPTHEALTH PATIENT CARE SOLUTIONS LLC Metairie, LA, ranked 236	$23K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since June 20, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $22,955 in total.
1	ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC. Kenner, LA, ranked 450	$71	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since August 16, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 5 later months, $71 in total.
3	BAYSIDE SENIOR CARE, L.L.C. Gretna, LA, ranked 2088	$0	Part of provider network D1-00101, ranked 101 nationally.
3	COVENANT HOME HEALTH, L.L.C. Metairie, LA, ranked 2273	$0	Part of provider network D1-00101, ranked 101 nationally.
3	THE MEDICAL TEAM, INC. Metairie, LA, ranked 4939	$0	Part of provider network D1-00101, ranked 101 nationally.
3	VITAL LINK HOME CARE, INC. Metairie, LA, ranked 5168	$0	Part of provider network D1-00051, ranked 51 nationally.
3	COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF BATON ROUGE LLC Jefferson, LA, ranked 5598	$0	Part of provider network D1-00080, ranked 80 nationally.
3	SERENITY HOSPICE SERVICES LLC Metairie, LA, ranked 7070	$0	Part of provider network D1-00101, ranked 101 nationally.

All 19 in LA

Recent enforcement in LA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJOtherJul 30, 2026

Louisiana U.S. Attorneys Highlight Nine Recent Fraud Prosecutions Across the State

A nurse practitioner was sentenced for a health care fraud scheme involving over $12 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests and receipt of kickbacks, and a New Orleans physician was charged with health care fraud for allegedly submitting $5.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Humana for care not provided, in-person care for patients outside the state, and claims using other providers' identities.

DOJChargedJun 23, 2026

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Fraud Scheme Totaling Over $6.5 Billion

Defendants were charged in connection with schemes to submit claims for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel testing, claims for care a physician did not provide, and false Medicaid claims for personal care services not rendered.

DOJSentencedJun 17, 2026

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $12M Medicare Fraud

A nurse practitioner received kickbacks for signing hundreds of orders for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests after brief phone calls with patients without examining them, causing over $12.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.

DOJSentencedApr 10, 2026

Slidell Doctor Sentenced For $6.6 Million In Health Care Fraud

Tassin, working through purported telemedicine companies, signed doctors' orders for cancer genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries he never saw, spoke to, or treated, falsely certifying medical necessity in exchange for a set fee of typically $30 per order.

DOJSentencedJan 28, 2026

Slidell Chiropractor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud

Peyroux conspired with others to purchase Medicare beneficiary information and fabricated recordings and billed Medicare through his chiropractic clinic for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested or were otherwise ineligible for reimbursement, falsely listing a former nurse practitioner as the referring provider.

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