Benjamin Costello, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport, KY
Benjamin Costello, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport, Kentucky, and NPI 1841452299, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Kentucky 52922, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Costello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 52922 KY
35.092494 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Grand Ave, Newport, KY 41071
- Phone
- (859) 781-2210
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2026
- Fax
- (859) 781-0289
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220913001065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 52922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,955 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium70 claims
- Lisinopril65 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
- Summit Medical Group IncCovington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Costello among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Benjamin Costello, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport
They are 8 of the 244 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Costello, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Costello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841452299, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Costello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Grand Ave, Newport, KY, 41071. Phone: (859) 781-2210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Costello, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 52922, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Costello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Costello, MD had 1,955 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.