Dr. Benjamin E. Atkinson, M.D.
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
101 W 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
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Spokane County includes primary care (67% of residents) and dental (43% of residents) and mental health (29% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (2005)
- Years since graduation
- 21
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 245
Licensed in Washington since 2012, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurology Physician primary
WA license MD60319298 (first issued 2012; active) -
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician
MI license 2257995
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA
- Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA
Medical groups
- Multicare Health System (2,325 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services Oregon (1,433 clinicians)
- Swedish Health Services (1,037 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services Washington (784 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services- Washington (529 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services Washington (475 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services Mt (362 clinicians)
- Providence Medical Institute (288 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services - Washington (270 clinicians)
- Providence Health and Services- Washington (223 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 245
- Services billed
- 247
- Patients’ average age
- 78
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 219 | 218 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 30 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 48 | 48 |
| Telehealth consultation, critical care, initial , physicians typically spend 60 minutes communicating with the patient and providers via telehealth | 14 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.