Benjamin Batson, DO
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lubbock, TX
Benjamin Batson, DO is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1699296954, issued on Jun 27, 2017. Check the license (Texas S1561, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Batson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- S1561 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3621 22ND St Ste 400, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 791-8484
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2023
- Fax
- (806) 791-8498
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191009001265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3621 22ND St Ste 400
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Verify Benjamin Batson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
793 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta238 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa95 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere39 claims
- Azithromycin37 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol31 claims
- Symbicort30 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: $2,350.83
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Batson among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Benjamin Batson, DO is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Naidu Chekuru, MDLubbock, TX 794101073515433
- Marque Hunter, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101568485258
- Mark Johnson, MDLubbock, TX 794101205838653
- Srinivas Kadiyala, MDLubbock, TX 794101275535635
- Andrew Shakespeare, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101184068363
- Gary Smith, MDLubbock, TX 794101568454791
- Maria SolisLubbock, TX 794101942688924
- Shannon Turnbow, MDLubbock, TX 794101366444721
Common questions
What is Benjamin Batson, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin Batson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699296954, issued on Jun 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Batson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3621 22ND St Ste 400, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 791-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Batson, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1561, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Batson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Batson, DO had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.