Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Germantown, TN
Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1922214923, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 49697, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Joplin Grear
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- 49697 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 759-3100
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 759-3196
- Medicaid IDs
- Q004670 TN
198788001 AR
02256371 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131010001554); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1400 S Germantown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Colin Ackerman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1467981647
- William Albers, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1790768166
- Sara Allen, MSN, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841738978
- Giuliano AscuePhysical Therapist1689591562
- Thaddeus Avery, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1790495679
- Frederick AzarSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1821084633
Verify Benjamin Joplin Grear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin55 claims
- Meloxicam49 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Methylprednisolone19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $595.13
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCGermantown, TN
- Health Facilities Rehab Services IncSikeston, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Tennessee.
Other orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Tennessee
- Richard Alvarez, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1417922618
- Clayton Bettin, M.D.Memphis, TN1376861849
- Matthew Buchanan, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1326044298
- Jeffrey Byrd, MDGermantown, TN1326620956
- Tyler Fraser, MDMemphis, TN1629464896
- Bethany Gallagher, MDNashville, TN1407037815
- Jeffrey Herring, MDNashville, TN1285634824
- William Hester, M.D.Memphis, TN1457770588
- Susan Ishikawa, M.D.Germantown, TN1225024953
- William Jameson, M.D.Memphis, TN1114920246
Common questions
What is Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922214923, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 759-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49697, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Joplin Grear, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.