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Benjamin J. Kessler, DO

NPI 1053361402ActiveIndividual· Emergency Medicine· Hilton Head Island, SC

Emergency Medicine (DO) in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, licensed in GA and SC, with an NPI issued in May 2006. 292 Medicare patients in 2024, $31,354 paid; nearly all of their 325 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%).

Overview

NPI1053361402
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialDO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 10, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 10, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Emergency Medicine Primary207P00000X45851GA
Internal Medicine207R00000X600SC

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Exclusion screening

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HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
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Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Emergency Medicine (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients292
Services billed342 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$31,354

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)325 · 336 30-day fills
Patients164
Total drug cost$7,411
Generic share93% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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