Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, SC
Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1679601330, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 28194, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Jerome Askins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28194 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2006 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 785-4747
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 785-4750
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080909000713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Jerome Askins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,662 Medicare Part D claims for 508 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 356 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium310 claims
- Lisinopril281 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium258 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate255 claims
- Omeprazole246 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium221 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): 83 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lexington Health IncLexington, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Jerome Askins among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 50 of the 1,926 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679601330, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2006 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 785-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28194, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD had 8,662 Medicare Part D claims for 508 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.