Dr. Benjamin N. Smith, M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 294
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
- 1987Medical school: Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University
- 2006Registered 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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Gastroenterology Physician primary
MA license 76962
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA
- Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA
Medical groups
- Brigham and Womens Physicians Organization Inc (2,994 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
- 294
- Services billed
- 584
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 197 | 194 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 110 | 108 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 86 | 85 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 78 | 75 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 56 | 56 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 49 | 31 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 30 | 17 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 29 | 29 |
| Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 18 | 18 |
| Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | 11 | 11 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Jamaica Plain, MA | 83 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Jamaica Plain, MA | 64 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Jamaica Plain, MA | 30 |
| Mesalamine Other prescribers in Jamaica Plain, MA | 25 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $37.11 in total to this clinician.
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $37.11 |
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| Food and Beverage | $37.11 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.