Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Wake Forest, NC
Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and NPI 1205835840, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02202, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben-Hwa Hu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2021-02202 NC
C146974 CA
MD60314252 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Phone
- (919) 350-0365
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1205835840 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728001437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ben-Hwa Hu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-02202Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
559 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate64 claims
- Mupirocin56 claims
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Methylprednisolone43 claims
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate27 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Durham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben-Hwa Hu among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 3,104 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 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wake Forest
They are 28 of the 1,106 NPPES records with a practice address in Wake Forest, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205835840, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Phone: (919) 350-0365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02202, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben-Hwa Hu, M.D. had 559 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.