Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Forest City, NC
Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1316391436, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-01921, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Jay Lyles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2018-01921 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 286-9036
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190801000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Jay Lyles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-01921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
20,076 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 463 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,287 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate849 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium716 claims
- Lisinopril660 claims
- Losartan Potassium546 claims
- Omeprazole470 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncForest City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Jay Lyles among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 6 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316391436, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 286-9036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-01921, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Jay Lyles, MD had 20,076 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.