Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Matthews, NC
Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Matthews, North Carolina, and NPI 1891714184, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 7493, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Howard Sumlin
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 7493 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1013 Chestnut LN, Matthews, NC 28104
- Phone
- (704) 684-0447
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 684-1334
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1013 Chestnut LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Howard Sumlin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 7493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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: $218.31
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Benjamin Howard Sumlin among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Matthews
They are 36 of the 1,421 NPPES records with a practice address in Matthews, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS's NPI number?
Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891714184, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1013 Chestnut LN, Matthews, NC, 28104. Phone: (704) 684-0447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 7493, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Howard Sumlin, DDS had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.