Ben Earl Kitchens, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Iuka, MS
Ben Earl Kitchens, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Iuka, Mississippi, and NPI 1912979592, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 06296, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Earl Kitchens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 06296 MS
00007236 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 Kaki St, Iuka, MS 38852
- Phone
- (662) 423-3662
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 423-2509
- Medicaid ID
- 00123644 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080327000263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1967
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 302 Kaki St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ben Earl Kitchens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 06296Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,622 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 392 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide337 claims
- Lisinopril317 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium276 claims
- Gabapentin251 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate250 claims
- Omeprazole238 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): 24.7 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: $65.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Ben Earl Kitchens among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Ben Earl Kitchens, MD is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Iuka
They are 5 of the 162 NPPES records with a practice address in Iuka, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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- Kelly Segars, M.D.Iuka, MS 388521609871607
- Torey Collier, MDHouston, MS 388511700446358
- Edward Gore, MDHouston, MS 388511205802584
- William Morgan, MDHouston, MS 388511316477607
- Adam Guntharp, DONettleton, MS 388581073007688
Common questions
What is Ben Earl Kitchens, MD's NPI number?
Ben Earl Kitchens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912979592, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Earl Kitchens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 Kaki St, Iuka, MS, 38852. Phone: (662) 423-3662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Earl Kitchens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 06296, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben Earl Kitchens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Earl Kitchens, MD had 7,622 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ben Earl Kitchens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 24.7 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.