Healthcare for ALL Generations
Appointments
(318) 965-5017
Hours
Location
Benton, LA 71006
Health care for all!
Benton Medical is expanding!! Dr. McCommon and Jere Thompson will continue caring for patients during the construction process. Benton Medical treats patients of all ages with a variety of diagnoses including: diabetes; hypertension; cholesterol; osteoporosis; arthritis and joint problems; skin problems; depression, anxiety & other mental health concerns; coughs and colds, and more.
Family Practice Care
All Ages
- Preventative care & screenings
- Sick care
- Annual physicals
- Medication management
- Coordination of specialty care
- Specialty referrals & management
- Respiratory problems
- Sports medicine (including physicals)
- and more
Pediatric Care
Infants and Children
- Immunizations
- Well Child Exams
- Sick Child Exams
Women’s Health
- Routine Exams
- Birth Control
- Obstetric Referral
- & more
Medical Providers
Nicole McCommon, M.D.
Family Practice
Dr. McCommon came to North Caddo Medical Center as a resident of Louisiana State University Health Science Center’s (LSUHSC) Rural Tract Residency Program, but became a NCMC attending in 2008. Patients of all ages are accepted by Dr. McCommon at the Plain Dealing Medical Clinic as well as the Benton Medical Family Practice which opened in November of 2015. Dr. McCommon along with her medical partners see patients in both locations.
She earned her Medical Doctorate from LSUSHC and received the esteemed Family Medicine of the Year Award and the Leonard-Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. She was a member of Gamma Beta Phi, received the TH Harris Scholarship and received recognition of her academic achievements by winning the Academic Excellence Award for Chemistry and Biology.
Dr. McCommon and her family own a natural farm where she combines her passion for health and outdoors by helping people live healthier lives through clean eating.
Jere W. Thompson, F.N.P. - C.
Family Practice | Women's Health
Jere joined Benton Medical in May of 2017. She welcomes new patients of all ages at the family practice clinic on Burt Boulevard in Benton.
Jere has Lived in Bossier Parish over 30 years, with Benton being her home for more than 15 years. She is excited about practicing in the community she calls home. Jere has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing, and is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
She has over 17 years of experience caring for patients. Jere serves as a facility member of NSU Family Nurse Practitioner Program and has experience with the pediatric population.
Jere has a special interest in treating Type 2 Diabetes.