Benjamin Atkinson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Benjamin Atkinson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1053988311, issued on Jun 7, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina MMD.86215LL, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Atkinson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MMD.86215LL SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241105001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Atkinson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MMD.86215LLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $25.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Team Physicians OF Northern California Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
- Tri-Cities Regional Emergency Physicians, PCJohnson City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Atkinson among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin Atkinson, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Atkinson, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Atkinson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053988311, issued on Jun 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Atkinson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Atkinson, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MMD.86215LL, 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 Atkinson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Atkinson, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.