Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD in West Plains, MO - Medicare Family Medicine

Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine - Adult Medicine" physician in West Plains, Missouri. His current practice location is 1801 E State Route K, West Plains, Missouri. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (417) 257-2454.

Dr Thomas Henry Benton is licensed to practice in Arkansas (license number C5130) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1174620819.

Contact Information

	Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD
	1801 E State Route K, West Plains, MO 65775-6616
	(417) 257-2454
	Not Available

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Thomas Henry Benton
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Medicine - Adult Medicine
Location	1801 E State Route K, West Plains, Missouri
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1174620819
Provider Enumeration Date: 09/17/2006
Last Update Date: 08/26/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6305131301
Enrollment ID: I20160829002608

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Thomas Henry Benton such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1174620819	NPI	-	NPPES
102262001	Medicaid	AR

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207QA0505X	Family Medicine - Adult Medicine	C5130 (Arkansas)	Primary

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Thomas Henry Benton is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD 1500 N Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-3318 Ph: (417) 257-2454	Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD 1801 E State Route K, West Plains, MO 65775-6616 Ph: (417) 257-2454

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Dr Thomas Henry Benton, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in West Plains, MO