Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Gilbert, AZ
Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gilbert, Arizona, and NPI 1588076046, issued on Jun 2, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 007173, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Ernest Ihms
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 007173 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3477 S Mercy RD Ste 201, Gilbert, AZ 85297
- Phone
- (480) 728-6580
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (480) 728-6581
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170511002226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3477 S Mercy RD Ste 201
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Verify Benjamin Ernest Ihms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 007173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
908 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Losartan Potassium36 claims
- Lisinopril31 claims
- Bupropion Xl25 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er24 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: $32.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Sjhmc Physician ServicesPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Ernest Ihms among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gilbert
They are 107 of the 5,802 NPPES records with a practice address in Gilbert, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588076046, issued on Jun 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3477 S Mercy RD Ste 201, Gilbert, AZ, 85297. Phone: (480) 728-6580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 007173, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Ernest Ihms, D.O. had 908 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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), 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.