Benjamin D. Tanner, MD
Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Benjamin D. Tanner, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1649240649, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 33097, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin D. Tanner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 33097 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Dupont RD, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 889-6405
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 899-6407
- Medicaid IDs
- 200518160 IN
64100811 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050606000478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Dupont RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Boyd, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1356194484
- Amy Cissell, ARNPNurse Practitioner1275562167
- Michael Cole, REGISTERED DIETITIANRegistered Dietitian1881498863
- Stephanie Farley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649988908
- Morgan Fowler, RDRegistered Dietitian1811740210
- Nicholas JacksonSurgery Physician1205298387
Verify Benjamin D. Tanner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 33097Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine41 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
- Promethazine Hcl23 claims
- Omeprazole17 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl16 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium14 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): 100 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: $125.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin D. Tanner among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Benjamin D. Tanner, MD is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY 402071174502728
- Robert Cacchione, MDLouisville, KY 402071760462790
- Janet Chipman, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071952380644
- Anthony George, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071225032014
- William Hoagland, MDLouisville, KY 402071720076029
- Gregory Juhl, MDLouisville, KY 402071205830098
- Marc Marcum, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071811976400
- Martin Mark, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071457312894
Common questions
What is Benjamin D. Tanner, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin D. Tanner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649240649, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin D. Tanner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Dupont RD, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 889-6405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin D. Tanner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 33097, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin D. Tanner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin D. Tanner, MD had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin D. Tanner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.