NPPES file of Aug 9, 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 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
Record last updated
May 19, 2022
Fax
(803) 434-4351
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220210002149); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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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 BlendowskiPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104275148
  2. John Bragg, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1790746584
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1427019181
  4. Amanda Caywood, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417520230
  5. John Clinton, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1780742882
  6. Petra Edwards, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1154791259

Verify Joel Benn in five checks

  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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6% 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 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Joel Benn963
  2. Specialty average906

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

Joel Benn among 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is one of 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 322 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 19% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina

There are 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leigh BlendowskiColumbia, SC 292031104275148
  2. Salema Coaxum, PMHNPColumbia, SC 292031487021911
  3. Shana Davis, PMHNP-BCColumbia, SC 292031326356635
  4. Petra Edwards, FNPColumbia, SC 292031154791259
  5. Elizabeth Eggebrecht, PMHNP-BCColumbia, SC 292031174038590
  6. Suzanne Hardeman, APRN-BCColumbia, SC 292031316018427
  7. Regina Hensley, APRNColumbia, SC 292031548325640
  8. Clare Lee, APRN-BCColumbia, SC 292031235163882

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 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel Benn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's MIPS final 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), 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.