Benjamin Carter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kosciusko, MS
Benjamin Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and NPI 1902868961, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18204, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18204 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 332 Highway 12 W, Kosciusko, MS 39090
- Phone
- (662) 289-1800
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 332 Highway 12 W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
26,878 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 338 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium984 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate968 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium812 claims
- Furosemide811 claims
- Montelukast Sodium743 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate713 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: $1,279.21
73 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Premier Medical Group OF Mississippi LLCKosciusko, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
11 family medicine physician records list a Kosciusko practice address
They are 11 of the 134 NPPES records with a Kosciusko practice address, and 1,133 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 11 in Kosciusko → All 1,133 in Mississippi → Every provider in Kosciusko →
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Carter, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902868961, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 332 Highway 12 W, Kosciusko, MS, 39090. Phone: (662) 289-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18204, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Carter, MD had 26,878 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.