Dr. Benjamin R. Cook, DO
Family Medicine (Family Medicine Physician)
1241 W Stadium Blvd
Jefferson City, MO 65109
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At a glance
- Medical school
- At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 473
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2014Medical school: At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Family Medicine Physician primary
MO license 2018009700 · OH license 34.011922
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Missouri Health Care Columbia, MO
- Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO
- Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia, MO
- Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO
Medical groups
- Jefferson City Medical Group PC (119 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 473
- Services billed
- 6,384
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 711 | 412 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 519 | 346 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 348 | 294 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 317 | 317 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | 277 | 245 |
| Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 258 | 258 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 249 | 196 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level | 206 | 146 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 170 | 169 |
| Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | 168 | 146 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 21 companies reported 136 payments worth $2,211 in total to this clinician.
| Pfizer Inc. | $577 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $426 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $168 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $158 |
| Amgen Inc. | $143 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $113 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $96.07 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $84.37 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,211 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $1,640,351 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Study to Test if Trevogrumab or Trevogrumab With Garetosmab When Taken With Semaglutide is Safe and How Well They Work in Adult Patients With Obesity for Weight Loss, Fat Loss, and Lean Mass Preservation
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT06299098 - WEV-MVA-002
Bavarian Nordic A/s
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.