Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1558028746, issued on Nov 22, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 25616, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1558028746
Name
Joel Benn
Credential
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
25616 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3555 Harden Street Ext Ste 141, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-4300
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3555 Harden Street Ext Ste 141

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Leigh BlendowskiRegistered Nurse1104275148
  2. John Bragg, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1790746584
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1427019181
  4. Amanda Caywood, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417520230
  5. John Clinton, LISW-CPSocial Worker1780742882
  6. Petra Edwards, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154791259

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

963 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 895 among the 22,437 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Joel Benn963
  2. Specialty average895

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl105 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl79 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl66 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er55 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate53 claims
  6. Clonazepam48 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina

There are 429 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

Other psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

  1. Brantley Adams, APRNSumter, SC1346004215
  2. Tera Adams, PMHNP-BCSummerville, SC1144197914
  3. Esther Adedokun, NPLancaster, SC1285379081
  4. Adetunji AdenipekunGreenville, SC1922822659
  5. Jazmyn Agudelo Mustafa, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCCharleston, SC1083323851
  6. Anna Aiken, NPGreenville, SC1023832789
  7. Katelin AlexanderColumbia, SC1477365104
  8. Stacy Alexander, NPGreenville, SC1053947820
  9. Jason Allen, PMHNP-BCFlorence, SC1063276152
  10. Natali Amaradasa, PMHNP-BCMyrtle Beach, SC1881000255

Common questions

What is Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558028746, issued on Nov 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 Harden Street Ext Ste 141, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25616, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC had 963 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 895. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.