Ben J. O'Dell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ashland, KY
Ben J. O'Dell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1770677734, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 28279, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben J. O'Dell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 28279 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Saint Christopher Dr, Ashland, KY 41101
- Phone
- (606) 833-0333
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 833-0070
- Medicaid ID
- 64282791 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130705000341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 700 Saint Christopher Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ben J. O'Dell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 28279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,984 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 403 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Omeprazole499 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium495 claims
- Furosemide355 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate338 claims
- Metformin Hcl291 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $98.87
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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.
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
- Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncIronton, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 17 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 17 in Ashland → All 1,526 in Kentucky → Every provider in Ashland →
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Common questions
What is Ben J. O'Dell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ben J. O'Dell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770677734, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben J. O'Dell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Saint Christopher Dr, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 833-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben J. O'Dell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 28279, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben J. O'Dell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben J. O'Dell, M.D. had 13,984 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ben J. O'Dell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.