Ben B. Mahan, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Tullahoma, TN
Ben B. Mahan, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and NPI 1881690311, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee TN18870, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben B. Mahan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- TN18870 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 926 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388
- Phone
- (931) 393-6004
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 393-4795
- Medicaid ID
- 3039979 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050131000826); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 926 N Jackson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ben B. Mahan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license TN18870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,804 Medicare Part D claims for 697 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost936 claims
- Carteolol Hcl550 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate388 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate333 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl331 claims
- Rhopressa202 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $423.71
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye M D Ophthalmology PLLCTullahoma, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben B. Mahan among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Ben B. Mahan, M.D. is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Tullahoma → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bonner, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791831151216
- William Whitmire, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791932492303
- Jemison Bowers, MDChattanooga, TN 374031205820685
- Brett Gerwin, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031306992003
- Harry Lawrence, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031053317925
- Paula Nicola, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031659319010
- Molly Seal, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031144227281
- Patrick Bowers, MDChattanooga, TN 374041780660977
Common questions
What is Ben B. Mahan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ben B. Mahan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881690311, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben B. Mahan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 926 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN, 37388. Phone: (931) 393-6004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben B. Mahan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number TN18870, 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 B. Mahan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben B. Mahan, M.D. had 4,804 Medicare Part D claims for 697 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ben B. Mahan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.