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Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1984)

300 Carson Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401

(870) 932-1198

Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD is affiliated with ST BERNARDS HOSPITAL INC and ST BERNARDS PHYSICIAN CLINICS INC.

Office Locations

300 Carson Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401

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In The News

“She also has a mentor in St. Bernards Medical Center physician Ben Owens Jr., who helped her mother during her kidney illness.”—"Medical students set to start clerkships", Associated Press News, March 2019

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

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

central DEXA

inpatient hospital care

nursing home care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

nursing home care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD performed more central DEXA, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, blood draw and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	2521
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	429
doctor visit	2660
ear procedures	24
hospital care	2592
inpatient care	2359
lab tests	6900
musculoskeletal imaging	94
nursing home care	1007
outpatient care	233
preventive care	1677
thoracic (chest) imaging	279
thyroid function tests	850
vaccines	317
X-rays	373

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	24
aspiration	16
blood draw	2548
cardiac procedures	24
diabetes management	441
doctor visit	2581
ear procedures	25
hip imaging	13
hospital care	2513
injections	16
inpatient care	2338
lab tests	7180
musculoskeletal imaging	168
nursing home care	1037
outpatient care	175
preventive care	1965
thoracic (chest) imaging	269
thyroid function tests	915
vaccines	476
X-rays	437

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	960
Female	1352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2174
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	689
85 and over	358
Less than 65	493

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

aspiration	15
blood draw	2168
diabetes management	410
doctor visit	2457
ear procedures	25
hospital care	2389
injections	15
inpatient care	2290
lab tests	6129
musculoskeletal imaging	115
nursing home care	1079
outpatient care	99
preventive care	1717
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	393
thyroid function tests	746
vaccines	325
X-rays	520

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	937
Female	1372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2133
Black	146
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	747
From 75 to 84	657
85 and over	385
Less than 65	520

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

ambulatory monitoring	28
aspiration	16
blood draw	1633
cardiac procedures	28
diabetes management	398
doctor visit	2403
ear procedures	23
hip imaging	11
hospital care	2588
injections	16
inpatient care	2416
lab tests	5897
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nursing home care	1059
outpatient care	172
preventive care	1543
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	369
thyroid function tests	728
vaccines	272
X-rays	504

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	2106
Female	2938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4682
Black	286
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1634
From 75 to 84	1520
85 and over	808
Less than 65	1082

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	666
cardiac procedures	12
diabetes management	375
doctor visit	2390
ear procedures	12
hospital care	3103
inpatient care	2932
lab tests	5524
musculoskeletal imaging	86
nursing home care	1087
outpatient care	171
preventive care	1555
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	369
thyroid function tests	674
vaccines	318
X-rays	466

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1098
Female	1548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2458
Black	152
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	911
From 75 to 84	798
85 and over	432
Less than 65	505

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

aspiration	13
blood draw	1417
diabetes management	418
doctor visit	2506
ear procedures	13
hospital care	3141
injections	13
inpatient care	2963
lab tests	5773
musculoskeletal imaging	78
nursing home care	901
outpatient care	178
preventive care	1594
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	364
thyroid function tests	745
vaccines	280
X-rays	457

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1075
Female	1494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2376
Black	149
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	823
From 75 to 84	802
85 and over	429
Less than 65	515

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

ambulatory monitoring	29
aspiration	13
blood draw	1664
cardiac procedures	29
diabetes management	432
doctor visit	2706
ear procedures	22
hospital care	3100
injections	13
inpatient care	2934
lab tests	6412
musculoskeletal imaging	105
nursing home care	833
outpatient care	166
preventive care	1600
spinal procedures	27
thyroid function tests	711
vaccines	250
X-rays	132

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1072
Female	1439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2321
Black	150
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	823
From 75 to 84	761
85 and over	411
Less than 65	516

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	16
aspiration	29
blood draw	1680
cardiac procedures	16
diabetes management	408
doctor visit	2673
ear procedures	27
eye procedures	21
hospital care	3386
injections	29
inpatient care	3178
lab tests	6014
musculoskeletal imaging	92
nursing home care	777
outpatient care	208
preventive care	1680
spinal procedures	17
thyroid function tests	739
vaccines	338
X-rays	109

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1071
Female	1413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2308
Black	140
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	819
From 75 to 84	789
85 and over	440
Less than 65	436

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2020 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

blood draw	1151
diabetes management	325
doctor visit	2145
hospital care	1955
inpatient care	1899
lab tests	4733
musculoskeletal imaging	61
nursing home care	491
outpatient care	56
preventive care	1248
spinal procedures	13
thyroid function tests	589
vaccines	198
X-rays	74

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	771
Female	1092

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1719
Black	111
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	593
From 75 to 84	619
85 and over	351
Less than 65	300

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2021 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

aspiration	15
blood draw	1632
diabetes management	379
doctor visit	2101
hospital care	2349
injections	15
inpatient care	2292
lab tests	5384
musculoskeletal imaging	100
nursing home care	883
outpatient care	57
preventive care	1399
thyroid function tests	682
vaccines	191
X-rays	100

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	987
Female	1342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2117
Black	166
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	801
From 75 to 84	770
85 and over	389
Less than 65	369

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR during 2022 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

aspiration	20
blood draw	1615
diabetes management	370
doctor visit	1657
hospital care	2529
injections	20
inpatient care	2463
lab tests	4956
musculoskeletal imaging	97
nursing home care	632
outpatient care	66
preventive care	1377
thyroid function tests	722
vaccines	185
X-rays	97

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1104
Female	1542

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2436
Black	158
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	900
From 75 to 84	918
85 and over	457
Less than 65	371

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Jonesboro, AR were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

ambulatory monitoring	20
aspiration	17
blood draw	1699
cardiac procedures	20
diabetes management	398
doctor visit	2389
ear procedures	21
eye procedures	21
hip imaging	12
hospital care	2695
injections	17
inpatient care	2551
lab tests	5900
musculoskeletal imaging	101
nursing home care	889
outpatient care	143
preventive care	1577
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	340
thyroid function tests	736
vaccines	286
X-rays	297

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	1016
Female	1412

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	142
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2247
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	756
85 and over	405
Less than 65	464
65 to 74	802

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	12
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1984. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1984)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ben E. Owens JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ST BERNARDS HOSPITAL INC

ST BERNARDS PHYSICIAN CLINICS INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,330 ELIQUIS $388	VIAGRA $162	NURTEC ODT $146	LYRICA $142	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $103	Other $389
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$819 ENTRESTO $497	EXELON PATCH $247	TEKTURNA $31	NON_BRAND $25	LEQVIO $19
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$733 Myrbetriq $605	Vesicare $72	Veozah $56
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$548 FARXIGA $272	BYDUREON WEEKLY $73	CRESTOR $49	SYMBICORT $47	DUTOPROL $24	Other $82
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$453 LATUDA $298	Brovana $101	GEMTESA $29	Lonhala Magnair $25
Other	$5,006 ELIQUIS $331	VRAYLAR $239	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $213	XIFAXAN $209	TOUJEO $206	Other $3,807

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,644
Education	$234
Consulting Fee	$12

Biography

Dr. Ben Owens is a hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) specialist in Jonesboro, AR. Dr. Owens is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.