Dr. Benjamin Thomas Harper , MD
Urology • Augusta, GA
Au Health Medical Ctr, 1120 Fifteenth Street, Ba 8415
Augusta, GA 309120001
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NPI assigned on May 2, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 877 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 81003 — Automated urinalysis test: 209 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 164 service units.
- 51798 — Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding: 153 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 12 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 677 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl — 274 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride — 69 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 66 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 265 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,609. Middle half: 701 to 3,380.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 103 in 2021 to 877 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Au Health Medical Ctr
1120 Fifteenth Street, Ba 8415
Augusta, GA 309120001
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Hiram, GA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Wellstar Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
364 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $55,966 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $40,893 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,497 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$71,698 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $690.01 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $654.95 across 18 records.
- Education: $35.06 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- Medtronic, Inc.: $287.62 across 3 records.
- AngioDynamics, Inc.: $108.23 across 5 records.
- Calyxo, Inc.: $49.64 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Harper has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Harper as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Augusta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 265 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,609. Middle half: 701 to 3,380.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Augusta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 265 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $119,394. Middle half: $55,966 to $206,102.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Augusta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 265 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $88,074. Middle half: $40,893 to $150,314.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Augusta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Augusta, GA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 249. Middle half: 104 to 803.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 290 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,134. Middle half: 423 to 1,880.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Augusta, GA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,568. Middle half: $14,032 to $134,346.
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Georgia (2024, 290 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $138,138. Middle half: $30,848 to $451,738.
21 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Augusta, GA (401 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
23.8% of these 21 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.1% of these 21 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 751% from 103 in 2021 to 877 in 2024.
- 2021: 103
- 2022: 845
- 2023: 1,027
- 2024: 877
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 712% from $6,895 in 2021 to $55,966 in 2024.
- 2021: $6,895
- 2022: $62,025
- 2023: $80,042
- 2024: $55,966
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 635% from $5,564 in 2021 to $40,893 in 2024.
- 2021: $5,564
- 2022: $45,308
- 2023: $58,583
- 2024: $40,893
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 1730% from 37 in 2019 to 677 in 2024.
- 2019: 37
- 2021: 38
- 2022: 439
- 2023: 727
- 2024: 677
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 2203% from 65 in 2019 to 1,497 in 2024.
- 2019: 65
- 2021: 70
- 2022: 943
- 2023: 1,661
- 2024: 1,497
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $477 in 2019 to $71,698 in 2024.
- 2019: $477
- 2021: $739
- 2022: $22,990
- 2023: $69,385
- 2024: $71,698
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $490.46 in 2021 to $690.01 in 2025.
- 2021: $490.46
- 2022: $825.35
- 2023: $255.48
- 2024: $989.33
- 2025: $690.01
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $690.01.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $154.93 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $109.83 |
| Calyxo, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | General | $49.64 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Education
In-kind items and services
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IMFINZI | General | $35.06 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZUSDURI | General | $29.96 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NANOKNIFE | General | $26.49 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter | General | $25.16 |
| Olympus America Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SOLTIVE | General | $25.10 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NANOKNIFE | General | $24.17 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ORGOVYX | General | $23.56 |
| Agiliti Health, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sonablate HIFU | General | $23.56 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $22.86 |
| Agiliti Health, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sonablate HIFU | General | $21.62 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ADSTILADRIN | General | $21.18 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NANOKNIFE | General | $20.70 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AMS 700 | General | $20.63 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NANOKNIFE | General | $19.58 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Kidney Stone Disease | General | $18.69 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NANOKNIFE | General | $17.29 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2020–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2021–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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209 | 166 | $12.00 | $2.19 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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164 | 142 | $209.00 | $90.76 |
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51798
Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
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153 | 127 | $69.32 | $11.43 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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88 | 75 | $297.00 | $125.99 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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68 | 68 | $268.71 | $112.25 |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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51 | 42 | $650.00 | $80.79 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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42 | 42 | $405.29 | $166.46 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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22 | 22 | $359.00 | $131.56 |
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52332
Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope
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21 | 17 | $1464.57 | $128.96 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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21 | 21 | $37.00 | $16.64 |
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55700
Biopsy of prostate gland
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20 | 20 | $709.00 | $128.24 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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18 | 18 | $85.67 | $29.25 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 274 | 22,150 | $4,126.64 | 126 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 69 | 5,000 | $974.72 | 31 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 66 | 257 | $344.09 | 61 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 48 | 3,780 | $2,948.09 | 25 |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 35 | 2,130 | $34,066.61 | — |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 30 | 300 | $279.15 | 29 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 28 | 1,655 | $25,377.46 | — |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 25 | 212 | $124.55 | 24 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 24 | 1,684 | $939.59 | 12 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 19 | 1,750 | $340.92 | 12 |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 15 | 702 | $1,246.99 | — |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 15 | 139 | $45.91 | 12 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | 638 | $338.21 | 14 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 14 | 961 | $545.40 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-10-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20210719001228
GA
2264722107
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
601 S 8th St, Griffin, GA 302244213
Phone: 7702282721
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
625 Church Nest, Marietta, GA 300601101
Phone: 7704222004
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
8954 Hospital Dr, Douglasville, GA 301342272
Phone: 6788382585
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
55 Whitcher Nest, Marietta, GA 300601169
Phone: 7704284475
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
3950 Austell Rd, Austell, GA 301061121
Phone: 7707324022
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
55 Whitcher St, Marietta, GA 300601169
Phone: 9432027050
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
677 Church St Ne, Marietta, GA 300601101
Phone: 4707938585
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
5150 Stilesboro N W Rd, Kennesaw, GA 301527742
Phone: 7704248222
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
677 Church Nest, Marietta, GA 300601101
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy, Hiram, GA 301412068
Phone: 7707324022
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
144 Bill Carruth Pkwy, Hiram, GA 301413821
Phone: 7704284475
Secondary Practice Locations
144 Bill Carruth Pkwy Ste 2300
Hiram, GA 301413821
Phone: 7704284475
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 144 BILL CARRUTH PKWY STE 2300, HIRAM, GA 301413821 (Tel: 7704284475)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at AU HEALTH MEDICAL CTR, 1120 FIFTEENTH STREET, BA 8415, AUGUSTA, GA 309120001 (Tel: 4044444983)
Registered at 200 CLEARVIEW CIR, MCDONOUGH, GA 302535004 (Tel: 4044444983)
Recorded as BENJAMIN HARPER, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Augusta
- William Simpson
- Dr. Sherita King, MD
- Dr. Ronald Lewis, MD
- Dr. Martha Terris, MD
- Dr. Conrado Tojino, DO
- Dr. Anand Mohapatra, MD
Mailing Address
144 Bill Carruth Pkwy Ste 2300
Hiram, GA 301413821
Phone: 7704284475