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Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD

(Dr. Ben Earl Kitchens, MD)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1967)

302 Kaki Street
Iuka, MS 38852

(662) 423-3662

Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1967 and has 59 years of experience.

Office Locations

302 Kaki Street
Iuka, MS 38852

(662) 423-3662

(662) 423-2509

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

antigen tests

influenza tests

rapid flu test

In 2023, Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD had a list price for antigen tests, influenza tests, and rapid flu test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

rapid flu test

urinalysis

By Affordability:

cholesterol screening

lipid profile

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD performed more blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, nursing home care, phlebotomy for lab tests, rapid flu test, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cholesterol screening, and lipid profile that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2012 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	945
diabetes management	116
doctor visit	2642
lab tests	3196
nursing home care	983
preventive care	819
pulmonary testing	375
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
skin testing	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	165
tuberculosis (TB) testing	12
vaccines	283
X-rays	165

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	910
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	2396
lab tests	2678
nursing home care	816
preventive care	778
pulmonary testing	269
skin testing	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	117
tuberculosis (TB) testing	14
vaccines	290
X-rays	117

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	94
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	774
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	2301
lab tests	2313
nursing home care	617
preventive care	687
pulmonary testing	245
thoracic (chest) imaging	124
vaccines	279
X-rays	124

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	67
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	739
diabetes management	115
doctor visit	2263
lab tests	2072
nursing home care	595
preventive care	771
pulmonary testing	282
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
skin testing	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	97
tuberculosis (TB) testing	14
vaccines	409
X-rays	97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	130
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2016 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	708
diabetes management	104
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	2055
lab tests	2068
nursing home care	728
preventive care	667
pulmonary testing	250
thoracic (chest) imaging	130
vaccines	343
X-rays	130

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	60
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2017 were lab tests, nursing home care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	725
diabetes management	93
doctor visit	2107
lab tests	2856
nursing home care	816
preventive care	567
pulmonary testing	788
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	137
vaccines	290
X-rays	137

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	68
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2018 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	639
diabetes management	91
doctor visit	1877
lab tests	2078
nursing home care	847
preventive care	473
pulmonary testing	282
vaccines	245

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	64
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2019 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	505
diabetes management	89
doctor visit	1683
lab tests	1476
nursing home care	892
preventive care	458
vaccines	252

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	64
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2020 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
blood draw	443
diabetes management	80
doctor visit	1739
incision and drainage	12
lab tests	1284
minor procedures	12
nursing home care	826
preventive care	211
skin surgery	12
vaccines	45
vascular procedures	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	70
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2021 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	431
diabetes management	70
doctor visit	1588
lab tests	1242
nursing home care	767
preventive care	205
vaccines	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	71
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS during 2022 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	347
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	1272
lab tests	1044
nursing home care	882
preventive care	176

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	69
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Iuka, MS were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

abscess drainage	12
blood draw	651
diabetes management	98
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1993
incision and drainage	12
lab tests	2027
minor procedures	12
nursing home care	797
preventive care	528
pulmonary testing	355
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
skin surgery	12
skin testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	128
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	245
vascular procedures	20
X-rays	128

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	538
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	189
85 and over	68
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	230

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1967. He has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1967)

Licensed In: Mississippi

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$307 Ozempic $275	Tresiba $32
Henry Schein, Inc.	$31 $31
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$22 TANZEUM $11	SHINGRIX $11
Relypsa, Inc.	$18 VELTASSA $18
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$17 XTANDI $17
Other	$43 PARAGARD T 380A $17	Injectafer $16	ABILIFY MAINTENA $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$365
Education	$43
Gift	$31

Biography

Dr. Ben Kitchens is a specialist in family medicine. Dr. Kitchens is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben E. Kitchens, MD From 2012 - 2022

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