Benjamin Matthew Drake
Internal Medicine Physician · Opelika, AL
Benjamin Matthew Drake is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1932648920, issued on Feb 23, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 2304, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Matthew Drake
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2304 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 N 20TH St Ste 6, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (347) 493-3853
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200727000519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Matthew Drake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 2304Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
677 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin54 claims
- Prednisone45 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Carvedilol18 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: $36.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Internal Medicine Associates P.C.Opelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Matthew Drake among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Benjamin Matthew Drake is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 30 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Peyton Greene, D.O.Opelika, AL 368011811134729
- Michael Gunter, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011780765669
- Kevin Jackson, MDOpelika, AL 368011316938517
- Beth Mitchell, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011821180522
- Robert Patton, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011831288901
Common questions
What is Benjamin Matthew Drake's NPI number?
Benjamin Matthew Drake's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932648920, issued on Feb 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Matthew Drake located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 N 20TH St Ste 6, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (347) 493-3853. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Matthew Drake's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 2304, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Matthew Drake prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Matthew Drake had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 250 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.