Individual Healthcare Provider
Benjamin Walker Appelo, MD
Provider's NPPES record last updated: June 4, 2026
Overview
- Entity Type
- Individual Healthcare Provider
- NPI
- 1063909158
- Primary Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Practice Location
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Sole Proprietor
- No
Federal Screening
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List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
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- Source data
- September 10, 2026
- Records indexed
- 84,001
- Screened
- Sep 19, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC
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SAM.gov Exclusions
U.S. General Services Administration
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- Not checked
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Specialties & Taxonomies
- Primary
Ophthalmology
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Taxonomy code 207W00000X General Practice
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Taxonomy code 208D00000X
Provider-Reported License Information
- Ophthalmology (Florida)
- ME161231
- Ophthalmology (Mississippi)
- 32386
- General Practice (Nebraska)
- 32455
Practice Locations
Practice Location
3631 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564-5702
Phone: (228) 875-2020
Additional Practice Location
421 Delmas Ave
Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567-4129
Phone: (228) 769-2001
Fax: (228) 875-2036
Additional Practice Location
1350 Hickory St
Melbourne, Florida 32901-3224
Phone: (321) 434-1401
Fax: (321) 434-1667
Additional Practice Location
San Antonio Mil Med Center 3551 Roger Brooke Dr
Mche-Zdm-M
San Antonio, Texas 78234
Phone: (210) 292-5077
Fax: (210) 292-7868
Record Information
- Enumeration Date
- April 16, 2018
- Provider's NPPES Record Last Updated
- June 4, 2026
- Certification Date
- June 4, 2026
- NPISignal NPPES Dataset
- August 2026
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