Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY
Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1043413131, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 43875, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Howard Thompson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 43875 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 575-8472
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100816000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2501 Kentucky Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Howard Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 43875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Jardiance18 claims
- Lisinopril17 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: $49.07
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Southeastern Physician Services PCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Howard Thompson among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 30 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Bassi, MDPaducah, KY 420031053306282
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- Mae Fischer, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031518036177
- Paul Grumley, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031811066749
- Polly Lebuhn, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031417026949
- James Long, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031881763100
- Jason Lorch, DOPaducah, KY 420031649265109
- Stephen Luigs, MDPaducah, KY 420031083632517
Common questions
What is Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043413131, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 575-8472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 43875, 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 Howard Thompson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Howard Thompson, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 128 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.