Benjamin Hester, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Greer, SC
Benjamin Hester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greer, South Carolina, and NPI 1538225206, issued on Dec 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18416, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Hester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18416 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3115D Brushy Creek RD, Greer, SC 29650
- Phone
- (864) 877-4221
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3115D Brushy Creek RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
15,415 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 712 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium607 claims
- Lisinopril553 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate512 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium505 claims
- Omeprazole446 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium430 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Francis Physician Services IncGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
66 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greer
They are 66 of the 1,131 NPPES records with a practice address in Greer, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 66 in Greer → All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greer →
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- Dustin Abele, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1851771349
- Stoney Abercrombie, MDAnderson, SC1093732430
- Olabisi Abisogun, MDGreer, SC1366940157
- Samson Abolaji, MDFlorence, SC1922946714
- Joseph Abraham, M.D.Anderson, SC1497934657
- Sheron Abraham, D.O.Florence, SC1447548144
- Fareeha AbrarGreer, SC1497506703
Common questions
What is Benjamin Hester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Hester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538225206, issued on Dec 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Hester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3115D Brushy Creek RD, Greer, SC, 29650. Phone: (864) 877-4221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Hester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18416, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Hester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Hester, M.D. had 15,415 Medicare Part D claims for 793 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), loaded Aug 27, 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 27, 2026.