Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · St Augustine, FL
Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in St Augustine, Florida, and NPI 1477635761, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Florida OS15748, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin D. Ernst
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- OS15748 FL
P1543 TX
0102201924 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 Village Commons Dr, St Augustine, FL 32092
- Phone
- (904) 940-1441
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Fax
- (904) 390-7463
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190218002861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 230 Village Commons Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Fredrickson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619245875
- Austin Gillette, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750918272
- Samantha Kraly, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477507473
Verify Benjamin D. Ernst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS15748Check 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
7,856 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium462 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate397 claims
- Losartan Potassium382 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium322 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium275 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl234 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,939.21
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Baptist Primary Care IncSt Augustine, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
55 family medicine physician records list a practice address in St Augustine
They are 55 of the 1,841 NPPES records with a practice address in St Augustine, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O.'s NPI number?
Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477635761, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 Village Commons Dr, St Augustine, FL, 32092. Phone: (904) 940-1441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS15748, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O. had 7,856 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin D. Ernst, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.