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.
- 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
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Nelson Garns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01086416ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 claims
- 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.
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
- Scottsdale Emergency Associates LtdScottsdale, AZ
- 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.
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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.