Benjamin James Heriford, DO
Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX
Benjamin James Heriford, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1740868694, issued on Mar 31, 2021. Check the license (Texas V6599, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin James Heriford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- V6599 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 358-3555
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Fax
- (210) 702-4239
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin James Heriford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V6599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Benjamin James Heriford among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Benjamin James Heriford, DO is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Benjamin James Heriford, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin James Heriford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740868694, issued on Mar 31, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin James Heriford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin James Heriford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V6599, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin James Heriford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin James Heriford, DO had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.