Benjamin C. Long
NPI 1982102885ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Joplin, MO
Nurse Practitioner with Freeman-Oak Hill Health System, practicing in Joplin, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $45,287 for 199 claims, against $8,848 paid for services in 2024. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 34 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,610 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Freeman Health System - Freeman West as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1982102885 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 25, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 2018002044 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 133 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 156 across 3 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,848 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 199 · 304 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 66 |
| Total drug cost | $45,287 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO · 394 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,610 · 77 payments from 34 companies
- 2024$2,320 · 75 payments from 34 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $243.53 | 5 |
| Caris Mpi, Inc. | $205.15 | 2 |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $196.19 | 1 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $168.22 | 6 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $163.29 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,439 · 68 payments
- Education$170.64 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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