Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · North Charleston, SC
Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1730182932, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 23772, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Blake Weathersby
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 23772 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3815 Faber Place Dr, North Charleston, SC 29405
- Phone
- (843) 767-9312
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 767-9313
- Medicaid ID
- T79714 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 202 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3815 Faber Place Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Henry Ayiku, MDNephrology Physician1477509404
- Richard Browder, M.D.Nephrology Physician1700889938
- Crystal Campbell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447579727
- Kenneth Dodds, M.D.Nephrology Physician1962405191
- Samuel Franklin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1942203161
- Norwood Hamilton, MDNephrology Physician1831160431
Verify Benjamin Blake Weathersby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium147 claims
- Furosemide126 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate119 claims
- Valsartan93 claims
- Carvedilol86 claims
- Lisinopril50 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): 95.7 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: $992.32
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Charleston Nephrology Associates, LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Blake Weathersby among 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D. is one of 202 nephrology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RN0300X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Ayiku, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294051477509404
- Richard Browder, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294051700889938
- Kenneth Dodds, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294051962405191
- Samuel Franklin, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294051942203161
- Norwood Hamilton, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294051831160431
- Presley Howlett, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294051659351468
- Bradley Kalinsky, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294051386818698
- Walton Moseley, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294051194728311
Common questions
What is Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730182932, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3815 Faber Place Dr, North Charleston, SC, 29405. Phone: (843) 767-9312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23772, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D. had 1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Blake Weathersby, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.