✓ Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist) (207RG0100X) ✓ HHS OIG Screened Clear ✓ Medicare PECOS Enrolled 🩺 Entity Type 1 (Individual)

PAUL WESLEY BENSON, M.D. (NPI #1487822730)

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology • GEORGETOWN, SC • Status: Active Federal Registration

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CMS-1500 Box 24J / 33a • NPI
1487822730
Type 1 Individual Rendering/Ordering
HIPAA NUCC Taxonomy • CMS Code
207RG0100X (CMS 10)
Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
Box 32 Service Location & ZIP+4
1011 N FRASER ST, GEORGETOWN, SC, 29440-2848
✓ 9-Digit EDI 837 ZIP+4 (29440-2848)
Practice Phone & Referral Fax
Fax: (843) 436-0223
✓ HHS OIG LEIE Sanction Screening — VERIFIED CLEAR: NPI 1487822730 (PAUL WESLEY BENSON, M.D.) has 0 active federal exclusions across all 84,224 HHS OIG LEIE sanction records (Database Verified: 2026-11-11).

CMS Medicare Order & Referring PECOS Eligibility

Medicare Part B
✓ Eligible
DMEPOS Ordering
✓ Eligible
Home Health (HHA)
✓ Eligible
Power Mobility
✓ Eligible
Hospice Referring
✓ Eligible

Empirical CMS Medicare Claims, CPT Utilization & Part D Prescribing (NPI #1487822730)

Medicare Beneficiaries
433
Total Billed Services
887
Distinct CPT/HCPCS Codes
61
Medicare Allowed Total
$116,666.65

Actual Top Billed CPT / HCPCS Procedures (CMS Part B)

CPT / HCPCSClinical Procedure DescriptionServices
43235 Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope11
43237 Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth19
43238 Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope17
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope121
43264 Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope17
43274 Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope22
43450 Dilation of esophagus22
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope12

Actual Top Prescribed Medications (CMS Part D)

Brand / Generic MedicationTotal ClaimsPatients
Azathioprine
Azathioprine
37<11
Balsalazide Disodium
Balsalazide Disodium
16<11
Dexilant
Dexlansoprazole
12<11
Famotidine
Famotidine
12<11
Furosemide
Furosemide
30<11
Humira Pen
Adalimumab
19<11
Humira(Cf) Pen
Adalimumab
12<11
Mesalamine
Mesalamine
28<11

Official CMS NPPES Credential & Practice Profile

10-Digit NPI Number1487822730 (NPI-1 Individual Practitioner)
Provider / Legal NamePAUL WESLEY BENSON, M.D.
Plain-English SpecialtyBoard-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
NUCC Code: 207RG0100X (Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology)
Certifying / Licensing BodyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine — Gastroenterology
Practice Location Address1011 N FRASER ST, GEORGETOWN, SC, 29440-2848
Practice Telephone / FaxTel: (843) 527-3428 | Fax: (843) 436-0223
Administrative Mailing AddressPO BOX 421718, GEORGETOWN, SC, 29442-4203
Enumeration & Last SyncEnumerated: 2008-02-20 | CMS Record Updated: 2025-12-03

Clinic Location, Accessibility & Directions

📍 Practice Location & Patient Access

1011 N FRASER ST, GEORGETOWN, SC, 29440-2848

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Plain-English Taxonomy & CMS Crosswalk (207RG0100X)

What Does Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 207RG0100X translates to:
"Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code 10 (Physician/Gastroenterology) • CMS Code 11 (Physician/Internal Medicine)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: American Board of Internal Medicine — Gastroenterology
Clinical Scope: Rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, persistent acid reflux, difficulty swallowing, jaundice (elevated bilirubin), fatty liver disease, or colon cancer screening.

Specialty Clinical Procedures & Therapeutic Classes

Standard Scope of Care (PAUL WESLEY BENSON, M.D.)

Typical CPT / Diagnostic Procedures:
  • Screening & Diagnostic Colonoscopy with Polypectomy (CPT 45378–45385)
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy / Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD — CPT 43239)
  • Hepatic Elastography (FibroScan) & Fractionated Bilirubin/LFT Workup
  • Internal Hemorrhoid Banding & Anorectal Diagnostic Evaluation
Common Therapeutic Classes:
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors (Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Esomeprazole)
  • H. pylori Quadruple & Triple Eradication Regimens
  • Mesalamine & Biologic Immunomodulators (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
  • Osmotic Laxatives, Rifaximin & Ursodeoxycholic Acid

All Registered NUCC Taxonomies & State Licenses

Taxonomy Code & Plain-English DescriptionState License & Primary Status
207RG0100X — Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Plain English: Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
State: NC | License: 141573 | Primary: Yes (Primary)
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