Benjamin M. Wendel, PA
Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Benjamin M. Wendel, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1306197496, issued on Sep 28, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 2200, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin M. Wendel
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2200 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 546-2663
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 546-9047
- Medicaid ID
- 1530256 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121030000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin M. Wendel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,154 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 402 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl264 claims
- Meloxicam168 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl154 claims
- Gabapentin147 claims
- Cefadroxil103 claims
- Tramadol Hcl70 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): 91.5 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: $21.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsAlcoa, TN
- Orthotennessee PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin M. Wendel among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Benjamin M. Wendel, PA is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Benjamin M. Wendel, PA's NPI number?
Benjamin M. Wendel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306197496, issued on Sep 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin M. Wendel, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 546-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin M. Wendel, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2200, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin M. Wendel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin M. Wendel, PA had 1,154 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin M. Wendel, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 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.