Benjamin Becnel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Benjamin Becnel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1760121644, issued on May 31, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina LL87911, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Becnel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- LL87911 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Avenue Msc 333, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 876-7081
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250819003025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2022
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Becnel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL87911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
731 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Losartan Potassium26 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Mirtazapine18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolina Family Care IncCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Becnel among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin Becnel, 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 2022, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Becnel, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Becnel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760121644, issued on May 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Becnel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Avenue Msc 333, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 876-7081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Becnel, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL87911, 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 Becnel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Becnel, MD had 731 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.