Dr. Benjamin B. Blackmon JR., MD
Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1980)
- Years since graduation
- 46
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 665
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1980Medical school: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Anesthesiology Physician primary
SC license 10460 -
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
SC license 10460 -
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
SC license 10460
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Beach Anesthesia, LLC (97 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
- 665
- Services billed
- 828
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 673 | 504 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 50 | 50 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 21 | 16 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 18 | 17 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 14 | 14 |
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.