Benjamin Gans
Family Medicine Physician · Bryson City, NC
Benjamin Gans is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bryson City, North Carolina, and NPI 1457771826, issued on Apr 23, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01982, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Gans
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2017-01982 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Veterans Blvd, Bryson City, NC 28713
- Phone
- (828) 538-4546
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170915000184); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Gans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-01982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 289 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin166 claims
- Methylprednisolone134 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl109 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
- Alprazolam63 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 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: $793.91
43 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
- Ben Gans Family MedicineBryson City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Gans among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin Gans is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bryson City
They are 10 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Bryson City, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- David Castor, M.D.Bryson City, NC 287131073735155
- Mark Engel, MDBryson City, NC 287131851352793
- Tammy Johnston, MDBryson City, NC 287131467745513
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- Valerie Rigg, M.D.Bryson City, NC 287131134196579
Common questions
What is Benjamin Gans's NPI number?
Benjamin Gans's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457771826, issued on Apr 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Gans located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Veterans Blvd, Bryson City, NC, 28713. Phone: (828) 538-4546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Gans's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01982, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Gans prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Gans had 2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 479 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.