Dr. Benjamin R. Koch, M.D.
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician)
400 E 3rd St, Essentia Health Duluth Clinic
Duluth, MN 55805
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Minnesota Medical School (2006)
- Years since graduation
- 20
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 764
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician primary
MN license 54829 · IA license R-7867
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Fargo, ND
- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN
- Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland, WI
Medical groups
- The Duluth Clinic LTD (1,144 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
- 764
- Services billed
- 2,032
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 633 | 300 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 330 | 63 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 275 | 226 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 148 | 124 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 94 | 80 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 70 | 25 |
| Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report | 69 | 64 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers | 53 | 47 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 41 | 27 |
| Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | 36 | 35 |
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.