Ben W. Back, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Hazard, KY
Ben W. Back, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1619942562, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky PA364, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben W. Back
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA364 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 436-0711
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 436-0848
- Medicaid ID
- 95000287 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070530000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ben W. Back in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license PA364Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
9,065 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride521 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium405 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium388 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
- Omeprazole290 claims
- Famotidine275 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $256.79
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Mountain After Hours Clinic PscHazard, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben W. Back among 323 medical physician assistant records in Kentucky
Ben W. Back, PA is one of 323 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 72% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2011 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Kentucky
There are 323 medical physician assistant records in Kentucky.
All 323 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hazard → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Hoskins, PAHazard, KY 417011790925857
- Terry Smith, PACHazard, KY 417011710952585
- Carla Brown, PA-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531194959759
- Kendra Burgess, PA-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531609100692
- James Dalton, PA-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531790788180
- Robert Hays, PA-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531477589463
- Gerald Payne, PA-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531790763449
- Kevin Davis, PAHindman, KY 418221811903529
Common questions
What is Ben W. Back, PA's NPI number?
Ben W. Back, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619942562, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben W. Back, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 436-0711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben W. Back, PA's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number PA364, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ben W. Back, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben W. Back, PA had 9,065 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.