NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Indianapolis, IN

Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1871056812, issued on Apr 8, 2019. Check the license (Indiana 01086416A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871056812
Name
Benjamin Nelson Garns
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
01086416A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 N Senate Blvd RM AG012, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone
(317) 962-5975
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220606002491); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1701 N Senate Blvd RM AG012

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Morgan Alwell, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396440137
  2. Kyle Bivins, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154172799
  3. Mallory Cescato, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1154019545
  4. Lucas Frickey, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1588305932
  5. Cody Jones, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1518608413
  6. Mary Jones, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811692783

Verify Benjamin Nelson Garns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

177 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Garns177
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin23 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt11 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $176.80

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Garns$176.80
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Scottsdale Emergency Associates LtdScottsdale, AZ
  2. Ton Sells HospitalSells, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Nelson Garns among 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana

Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD is one of 1,293 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 814 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

437 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Indianapolis

They are 437 of the 30,493 NPPES records with a practice address in Indianapolis, and 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Bartkus, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021528001484
  2. Bart Besinger, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021508809468
  3. Geoffrey Billows, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021306889217
  4. Suzanne Combs, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021902848005
  5. James Doll, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021528000627
  6. C Fletcher, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021982646014
  7. Melanie Heniff, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021215979349
  8. Michelle Overfelt, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021609816628

Common questions

What is Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871056812, issued on Apr 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 N Senate Blvd RM AG012, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 962-5975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01086416A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Nelson Garns, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.