Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD
Neurology Physician · Lexington, KY
Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1811092976, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 36699, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 36699 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone Ste B101, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5661
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 323-6411
- Medicaid ID
- 64085426 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041012000993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 740 S Limestone Ste B101
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Verify Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clobazam159 claims
- Clonazepam157 claims
- Levetiracetam152 claims
- Lamotrigine110 claims
- Lacosamide98 claims
- Lamotrigine Er69 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $173.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen among 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky
Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD is one of 225 neurology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 83% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 2084N0400X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joshua Chalkley, MS, DOLexington, KY 405361043368491
- Gregory Jicha, MDLexington, KY 405361619073202
- Edward Kasarskis, MDLexington, KY 405361740385806
- William Maragos, MD, PHDLexington, KY 405361497701346
- Kevin Nelson, MDLexington, KY 405361639117849
Common questions
What is Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD's NPI number?
Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811092976, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone Ste B101, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 36699, 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 Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD had 1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meriem K. Bensalem-Owen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.