William Benjamin Owens, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Columbia, SC
William Benjamin Owens, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1366419178, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 26850, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Benjamin Owens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 26850 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 545-5350
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 545-5353
- Medicaid IDs
- 02958478 NY
268506 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040823000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 78 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nakita Barnes, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1528295029
- Ann Bates, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104166438
- Karla Cruz Morel, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1528346830
- Katherine Davis, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629537055
- Jack Depriest, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1881699957
- Suzanne Freeman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1982707873
Verify William Benjamin Owens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $65.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- 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).
William Benjamin Owens among 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina
William Benjamin Owens, M.D. is one of 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 99% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina.
All 78 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karla Cruz Morel, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031528346830
- Jack Depriest, MDColumbia, SC 292031881699957
- Abhinav Gupta, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031346290780
- Jay Kirkham, D.O.Columbia, SC 292031225319130
- Subash Regmi, MDColumbia, SC 292031316113004
- David Schrift, MDColumbia, SC 292031316168230
- Daniel Santone, MDColumbia, SC 292041952757361
- Stephanie Scott, DOColumbia, SC 292041700412608
Common questions
What is William Benjamin Owens, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Benjamin Owens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366419178, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Benjamin Owens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 545-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Benjamin Owens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26850, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Benjamin Owens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Benjamin Owens, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Benjamin Owens, M.D.'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.