Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D.
General Practice Dentistry · Columbia, SC
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1538389721, issued on Apr 27, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 2240, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Thomas
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 2240 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5255 Main St, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 754-1110
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 754-5500
- Medicaid ID
- 376206 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Franklin Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $44.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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 Franklin Thomas among 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D. is one of 1,761 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in South 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 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 50% 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 updated2007 · 65% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina.
All 1,761 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538389721, issued on Apr 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5255 Main St, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 754-1110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2240, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Franklin Thomas, D.M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.