Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Connellsville, PA
Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1801958798, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD422315, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Paul Brinkley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD422315 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 416 S Pittsburgh St, Connellsville, PA 15425
- Phone
- (724) 626-8420
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (724) 628-0898
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071008000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 416 S Pittsburgh St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shannon Barker, MSWSocial Worker1770836686
- Karen Barkley, LSWSocial Worker1265497200
- Krista BoyerProfessional Counselor1487988986
- Michelle CialoneBehavior Analyst1649143546
- Patricia Clark, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528055860
- Amanda CollinsMental Health Counselor1538524350
Verify Ben Paul Brinkley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD422315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,986 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam290 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate155 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er135 claims
- Lorazepam133 claims
- Sertraline Hcl122 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate121 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: $550.36
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Connellsville Counseling And Psychological Services, LLCConnellsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben Paul Brinkley among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Connellsville
They are 7 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Connellsville, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Claire Becker, MDConnellsville, PA 154251942869839
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- Joel HassellConnellsville, PA 154251124605209
- Purushothama Iyengar, M.D.Connellsville, PA 154251811945140
- Sandeep Shrestha, M.D.Connellsville, PA 154251063767051
- Nicole Snyder, PA-CConnellsville, PA 154251457908048
- Ravindra Mehta, M.D.Brownsville, PA 154171063599835
- Geith Shahoud, MDGrindstone, PA 154421346229291
Common questions
What is Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801958798, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 S Pittsburgh St, Connellsville, PA, 15425. Phone: (724) 626-8420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD422315, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Paul Brinkley, M.D. had 2,986 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.