NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben A. Gardner, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN

Ben A. Gardner, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1316054133, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 17712, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316054133
Name
Ben A. Gardner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
17712 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
854 W James Campbell Blvd, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(931) 380-0075
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 388-7502
Medicaid IDs
3024573 TN
3710089 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000498); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1980
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 854 W James Campbell Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  6. Eunice Colmore, M.ED. LPCProfessional Counselor1902971948

Verify Ben A. Gardner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 17712    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

13,424 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 336 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ben Gardner13,424
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate549 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium513 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium454 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl337 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium316 claims
  6. Lisinopril311 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: $24.07

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ben Gardner$24.07
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Maury Regional Medical Group, IncColumbia, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ben A. Gardner among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Ben A. Gardner, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 40 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martin Chaney, MDColumbia, TN 384011891773057
  2. Christopher Edwards, MDColumbia, TN 384011104897164
  3. Richard Fremont, MDColumbia, TN 384011528115482
  4. Gaylon Harris, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011740258011
  5. Kelley Jefferson, MDColumbia, TN 384011154398105
  6. Hrishi Kanth, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011154342046
  7. Anuradha Mann, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011578531174
  8. Gibran Naddy, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011962470567

Common questions

What is Ben A. Gardner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ben A. Gardner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316054133, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben A. Gardner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 854 W James Campbell Blvd, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 380-0075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben A. Gardner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17712, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ben A. Gardner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ben A. Gardner, M.D. had 13,424 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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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.