Benjamin J. Kessler, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hilton Head Island, SC
Benjamin J. Kessler, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1053361402, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 600, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin J. Kessler
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 600 SC
45851 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Hospital Center Blvd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
- Phone
- (843) 689-8141
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 689-8112
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin J. Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Atenolol13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Benjamin J. Kessler among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin J. Kessler, DO is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 51% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head Island
They are 8 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin J. Kessler, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin J. Kessler, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053361402, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin J. Kessler, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Hospital Center Blvd, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29926. Phone: (843) 689-8141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin J. Kessler, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 600, 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 J. Kessler, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin J. Kessler, DO had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin J. Kessler, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.