Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Sioux Falls, SD
Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1326012121, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 0579, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin T. Klinkhammer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0579 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 W 69TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
- Phone
- (605) 336-0635
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 271-0543
- Medicaid ID
- 6827430 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041018000843); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin T. Klinkhammer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0579Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
955 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 321 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam383 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl130 claims
- Amoxicillin121 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Tramadol Hcl75 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl36 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Avera MckennanSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin T. Klinkhammer among 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota
Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C is one of 674 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2014 among the 482 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
245 physician assistant records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 245 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C's NPI number?
Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326012121, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 W 69TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 336-0635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0579, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin T. Klinkhammer, PA-C had 955 Medicare Part D claims for 336 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.