Benjamin Jerome Askins, MD

Individual provider Active NPI Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, SC

NPI 1679601330 · NPPES record last updated Oct 13, 2020

Key facts

NPI
1679601330
Entity type
Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License
28194 (SC)
Practice address
2006 Augusta Hwy
Lexington, SC 29072-2208
Phone
(803) 785-4747
Fax
(803) 785-4750
NPI assigned
Mar 2, 2007
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 19

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 4

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty
Family Practice
Education
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 2005
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Lexington Health Inc (905 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2006 Augusta Hwy
Lexington, SC 29072-2208
Phone (803) 785-4747

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Medical Services of America Home Health Home health agency · Irmo, SC · CCN 427010
  • Amedisys Home Health of Lexington Home health agency · Lexington, SC · CCN 427039
  • Lexington Medical Center Hospital · West Columbia, SC · CCN 420073
  • Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital · Columbia, SC · CCN 420106

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
84.09 of 100 (group)
Quality
68.87
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
78.11

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in SC
Eligible to order & refer
Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: Yes · Power mobility devices: Yes · Hospice: Yes

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20080909000713 SC Practitioner - Family Practice 6103992524 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Yes
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
28194SCMDFamily Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Lexington Health Inc Family Medicine Current Accepting new patients
Lexington County Health Services District Inc Current Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Family Medicine Current
since Feb 1, 2021
Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Current
since Feb 1, 2021
Accepting new patients
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc. Past Accepting new patients

Locations

557 Columbia Ave
Chapin, SC 29036
Phone (803) 932-0655

7035 Saint Andrews Rd
Columbia, SC 29212
Phone (803) 749-0924

4080 Augusta Hwy
Gilbert, SC 29054
Phone (803) 892-1800

338 E Columbia Ave
Leesville, SC 29070
Phone (803) 332-4300

811 W Main St
Lexington, SC 29072

122 Powell Dr
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone (803) 957-8400

2006 Augusta Hwy
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone (803) 358-6400

811 W Main St
Ste 212
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone (803) 358-6180

811 W Main St
Ste 101
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone (803) 936-7230

935 W 2nd St
Swansea, SC 29160
Phone (803) 568-2000

2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone (803) 791-2480

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: baskins8954@direct.lexmed.com

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X 28194 SC Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

2006 Augusta Hwy
Lexington, SC 29072-2208

Mailing address

PO Box 6069
West Columbia, SC 29171-6069

Electronic endpoints

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address baskins8954@direct.lexmed.com

Other providers in Lexington, SC

All providers in Lexington, SC · Family Medicine Physician in South Carolina

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