Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD
Nephrology Physician · Anderson, SC
Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1669424404, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 25655, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony Benjamin Joseph
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 25655 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 779 Senate Pkwy, Anderson, SC 29621
- Phone
- (864) 224-8716
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 224-8716
- Medicaid ID
- 256555 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050722000241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 202 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 779 Senate Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zia Din, MDNephrology Physician1396740171
- Ralph Henry, MDNephrology Physician1356346332
- Kelly Herring, FNPNurse Practitioner1801360748
- Laura Morrison, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1801655006
- Afiur RahmanNephrology Physician1528583614
- Muhammad Shakeel, MDNephrology Physician1477558740
Verify Anthony Benjamin Joseph in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,309 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate158 claims
- Auryxia89 claims
- Nifedipine Er81 claims
- Furosemide74 claims
- Calcium Acetate66 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate58 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $715.08
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology And Internal Medicine OF Anderson PAAnderson, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony Benjamin Joseph among 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina
Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD is one of 202 nephrology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in Anderson → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zia Din, MDAnderson, SC 296211396740171
- Ralph Henry, MDAnderson, SC 296211356346332
- Afiur RahmanAnderson, SC 296211528583614
- Muhammad Shakeel, MDAnderson, SC 296211477558740
- William Turner, MDAnderson, SC 296261073854527
- Kory Drake, DOGreenville, SC 296051114423522
- Robin Edwin, MDGreenville, SC 296051871756890
- Hari Naga Garapati, M.B.B.S, MD, MSPHGreenville, SC 296051285895540
Common questions
What is Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD's NPI number?
Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669424404, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 779 Senate Pkwy, Anderson, SC, 29621. Phone: (864) 224-8716. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25655, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD had 1,309 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony Benjamin Joseph, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.