Benjamin Perry Folk III, M.D.
NPI 1629010012ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Greenville, MS
Specialist (M.D.) in Greenville, Mississippi, trained at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (class of 1975). In 2024 Medicare paid $503,723 for 2,019 patients, and Part D covered 8,620 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $332.55 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1629010012 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 12, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 3, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Primary | 174400000X | 10931 | MS |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (AR); Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (MS) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 2,019 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 18,872 across 178 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $503,723 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 8,620 · 17,004 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 832 |
| Total drug cost | $737,974 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1975 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- The Greenville ClinicGreenville, MS · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Chicot Memorial Medical CenterLake Village, AR
- Delta Health System - the Medical CenterGreenville, MS
- Sharkey Issaquena Community HospitalRolling Fork, MS
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$332.55 · 16 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$280.35 · 16 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $66.24 | 3 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | $56.81 | 3 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $52.88 | 3 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $47.46 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $37.90 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$332.55 · 16 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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