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Kenneth James Benjamin, MD

NPI 1245344928ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Cordele, GA

Internal Medicine (MD) in Cordele, Georgia, trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (class of 1990). 281 Medicare patients in 2024, $34,590 paid; nearly all of their 417 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $42.78 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1245344928
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 18, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 29, 2023
Certified by providerDec 29, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X42527GA
Emergency Medicine207P00000X042527GA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients281
Services billed500 across 18 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$34,590

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)417 · 417 30-day fills
Patients275
Total drug cost$4,805
Generic share95% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Graduation year1990
Medicare specialtyEmergency Medicine
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$42.78 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$28.811
Optos, Inc.$13.971

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$28.81 · 1 payment
  • Entertainment$13.97 · 1 payment

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