NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN

Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1720723224, issued on Apr 29, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 73304, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1720723224
Name
Benjamin Elliott Hook
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
73304 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Phone
(901) 516-7000
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250317002897); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, 2022
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1265 Union Ave

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

  1. Abdullah Abdullah, MDAnesthesiology Physician1386804110
  2. Jadie Abendroth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073815742
  3. Stephanie Accardo, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1619311404
  4. Rhonda Adams, NPNurse Practitioner1669171088
  5. Uchenna Agbim, MDGastroenterology Physician1649505124
  6. Churchill Akhigbe, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1689884439

Verify Benjamin Elliott Hook in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 73304
    Check the board
  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
Open the Tennessee license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Hook19
  2. Specialty average226

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 2 group practices

  1. Methodist North Emergency Physicians, PLLCMemphis, TN
  2. Methodist University Emergency Physicians PLLCMemphis, TN

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

Benjamin Elliott Hook among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee

Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2022, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

134 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis

They are 134 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madhurita Bakshi, MDMemphis, TN 381041700878188
  2. Jerry Carter, MDMemphis, TN 381041508868381
  3. Shane Coughlin, MDMemphis, TN 381041336441419
  4. Bryan England, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041366760670
  5. Piotr Galaska, MDMemphis, TN 381041710966247
  6. Randy McComb, MDMemphis, TN 381041255333233
  7. Lanetria Monie, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041225189129
  8. Verna Ray, MDMemphis, TN 381041134187719

Common questions

What is Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720723224, issued on Apr 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 516-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 73304, 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 Elliott Hook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Elliott Hook, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.