NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Keith Bentson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC

Edward Keith Bentson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1083718639, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32630, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083718639
Name
Edward Keith Bentson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
32630 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1895 Pisgah Dr, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Phone
(828) 696-8166
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 696-8165
Medicaid ID
8914993 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101022000216); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Edward Keith Bentson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,740 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Bentson4,740
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium311 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium228 claims
  3. Lisinopril196 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium181 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium181 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate163 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Edward Keith Bentson among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Edward Keith Bentson, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville

They are 39 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Boleman, MDHendersonville, NC 287911467455527
  2. Joseph Destefano, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911508841032
  3. Charles Harpe, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911063498004
  4. Wesley Jones, MDHendersonville, NC 287911730289984
  5. Mary Kilfoil, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911225098023
  6. Kristen Lee, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911316049125
  7. Martin Lemyre, MDHendersonville, NC 287911023234036
  8. George Murphy, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911699789248

Common questions

What is Edward Keith Bentson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Keith Bentson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083718639, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Keith Bentson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1895 Pisgah Dr, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 696-8166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Keith Bentson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32630, 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 Edward Keith Bentson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Keith Bentson, M.D. had 4,740 Medicare Part D claims for 309 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.