Benjamin C. Long
Nurse Practitioner · Joplin, MO
Benjamin C. Long is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1982102885, issued on Jan 25, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2018002044, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin C. Long
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 2018002044 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3105 Mcclelland Blvd., Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 347-5400
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 347-0620
- Medicaid ID
- 506033406 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180227003065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin C. Long in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2018002044Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole50 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine20 claims
- Promethazine Hcl17 claims
- Dexamethasone15 claims
- Acyclovir13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,319.97
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin C. Long among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Benjamin C. Long is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 57% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
88 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Joplin
They are 88 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin C. Long's NPI number?
Benjamin C. Long's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982102885, issued on Jan 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin C. Long located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3105 Mcclelland Blvd., Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin C. Long's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2018002044, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin C. Long prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin C. Long had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin C. Long's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.