Skip to main content

Dr. Benjamin R. Coobs, MD

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
17
In the NPI registry since
2009
Medicare patients seen, 2024
677

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

  • 2009Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School
  • 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

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    VA license 0101258157 · MO license 2014004824
  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
    VA license 0101258157

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
677
Services billed
1,238
Patients’ average age
74
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes287226
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint193160
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes148140
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and10299
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes8584
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee7673
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes7373
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis6362
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes6161

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

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, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $181 in total to this clinician.

By company
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$140
Stryker Corporation$41.30
By type
Food and Beverage$181

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.

Who received the most in Virginia →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Roanoke

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated March 12, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1225272396. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.