Benjamin King, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Memphis, TN
Benjamin King, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1871937870, issued on Apr 20, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 56402, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin King
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 56402 TN
MD-45039 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 930 Madison Ave Ste 200, Memphis, TN 38103
- Phone
- (901) 448-6650
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 930 Madison Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin King in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
456 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide-Timolol65 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate62 claims
- Latanoprost40 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine35 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone32 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $64.31
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- UT Medical Group IncMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin King, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin King, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871937870, issued on Apr 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin King, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 Madison Ave Ste 200, Memphis, TN, 38103. Phone: (901) 448-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin King, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56402, 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 King, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin King, MD had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin King, MD's Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.