Kenneth James Benjamin, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cordele, GA
Kenneth James Benjamin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cordele, Georgia, and NPI 1245344928, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 42527, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth James Benjamin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 42527 GA
042527 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 N 7TH St, Cordele, GA 31015
- Phone
- (229) 276-3325
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031121000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth James Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 42527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Cefuroxime46 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl20 claims
- Cephalexin18 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 2 group practices
- Crisp Regional Hospital IncCordele, GA
- Southland Bainbridge Hospitalist Group, LLCCamilla, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth James Benjamin among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Kenneth James Benjamin, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cordele
They are 12 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Cordele, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth James Benjamin, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth James Benjamin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245344928, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth James Benjamin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 N 7TH St, Cordele, GA, 31015. Phone: (229) 276-3325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth James Benjamin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 42527, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth James Benjamin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth James Benjamin, MD had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 275 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.