Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC
Physician Assistant · Paducah, KY
Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1467886093, issued on Aug 30, 2013. Check the license (Kentucky TC218, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin James Kirchner
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- TC218 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2603 Kentucky Ave Ste 102, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 228-3973
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Fax
- (270) 359-5046
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130924000934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin James Kirchner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license TC218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib58 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl43 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium41 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl31 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl23 claims
- Meloxicam23 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: $11,445.30
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intrinsic Therapeutics. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Strenge Spine Center PLLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin James Kirchner among 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky
Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC is one of 1,958 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 37% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 physician assistant records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 45 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lisa Buford, PA-CPaducah, KY 420031780600932
- Adam Dickman, PA-CPaducah, KY 420031518195924
- April Dunning, PAPaducah, KY 420031669475463
- Carla Frazine, P.A.Paducah, KY 420031417153982
- Melinda Garrett, PA-CPaducah, KY 420031134101942
- Sara Gilbert, PACPaducah, KY 420031972757920
Common questions
What is Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC's NPI number?
Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467886093, issued on Aug 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2603 Kentucky Ave Ste 102, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 228-3973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number TC218, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin James Kirchner, PAC had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.