Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Forrest, IL
Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forrest, Illinois, and NPI 1184618258, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036097069, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Emert Brewer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036097069 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 122 E Wabash Ave, Forrest, IL 61741
- Phone
- (815) 657-8707
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 657-8717
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040824000229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 122 E Wabash Ave
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Verify Benjamin Emert Brewer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036097069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,870 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 388 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium447 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium322 claims
- Eliquis274 claims
- Gabapentin234 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen211 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: $2,486.55
89 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
- Gibson Community Hospital AssociationForrest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Emert Brewer among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184618258, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 122 E Wabash Ave, Forrest, IL, 61741. Phone: (815) 657-8707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036097069, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Emert Brewer, MD had 7,870 Medicare Part D claims for 352 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.