Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD
Neurology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1396721460, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9400173, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin J. Williams
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 9400173 NC
H4795 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-3202
- Medicaid ID
- 030298602 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240626002706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin J. Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl13 claims
- Memantine Hcl11 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): 98.3 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: $63.92
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 4 group practices
- Care Neurodegenerative Medical OF New York PCKailua Kona, HI
- Carend Provider Group OF New Jersey PCKailua Kona, HI
- Carend Provider Group PAKailua Kona, HI
- Elizabeth Ferluga, M.D., P.CKailua Kona, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin J. Williams among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mustapha Ezzeddine, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571972534667
- Sandhya Kumar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571598741688
- Cormac Odonovan, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571366428443
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Common questions
What is Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396721460, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400173, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin J. Williams, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.