Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, KS
Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Kansas, and NPI 1255416558, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-32164, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamen Howard Williams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 04-32164 KS
125055317 IL
35959 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 W Sycamore St, Columbus, KS 66725
- Phone
- (620) 429-2101
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120106000700); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 W Sycamore St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamen Howard Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-32164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,223 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 795 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen439 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium359 claims
- Gabapentin286 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium247 claims
- Lisinopril238 claims
- Omeprazole194 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: $857.01
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCColumbus, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamen Howard Williams among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D. is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Columbus
They are 1 of the 38 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255416558, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 W Sycamore St, Columbus, KS, 66725. Phone: (620) 429-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-32164, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamen Howard Williams, M.D. had 9,223 Medicare Part D claims for 623 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.