Dr. Benjamin Nicholson, MD
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 266
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
- 2015Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
- 2015Registered 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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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
VA license 0101266384
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Richmond, VA
Medical groups
- Mcv Associated Physicians (1,807 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
- 266
- Services billed
- 305
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 94 | 90 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 86 | 85 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 64 | 63 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 20 | 20 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 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.