Benson Garrick Messer, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Benson Garrick Messer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1871752055, issued on Jun 3, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 30832, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benson Garrick Messer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 30832 SC
LL30832 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2435 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 361-1282
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- PENDING SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benson Garrick Messer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 30832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Naproxen22 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl21 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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.
Benson Garrick Messer among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Benson Garrick Messer, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benson Garrick Messer, MD's NPI number?
Benson Garrick Messer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871752055, issued on Jun 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benson Garrick Messer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2435 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 361-1282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benson Garrick Messer, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 30832, 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 Benson Garrick Messer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benson Garrick Messer, MD had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.