Kenneth B. King, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Benton, KY
Kenneth B. King, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Benton, Kentucky, and NPI 1568434843, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 17956, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth B. King
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 17956 KY
8778 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 George Mcclain Drive, Benton, KY 42025
- Phone
- (270) 527-8626
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 64179567 KY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth B. King in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 17956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Kenneth B. King among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Kenneth B. King, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Benton
They are 4 of the 170 NPPES records with a practice address in Benton, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,526 in Kentucky → Every provider in Benton → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Brown, D.OBenton, KY 420251598057549
- Robert Harris, MDBenton, KY 420251265403265
- Julia Lyles, MDBenton, KY 420251740434307
- Evghenii Bacanurschi, MDPaducah, KY 420031922387588
- Cynthia Bowman-Stroud, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031912045527
- Michael Demeo, DOPaducah, KY 420031205121423
- John Fleming, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031235511601
- Arbi Galestanian, DOPaducah, KY 420031679063903
Common questions
What is Kenneth B. King, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth B. King, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568434843, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth B. King, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 George Mcclain Drive, Benton, KY, 42025. Phone: (270) 527-8626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth B. King, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 17956, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth B. King, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth B. King, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims; 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.