Dr. Benjamin D. Bringardner, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2000)
- Years since graduation
- 26
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 236
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
- 2000Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- 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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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
NC license 2007-01441 -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NC license 2007-01441 -
Internal Medicine Physician
NC license 2007-01441 -
Pediatrics Physician
NC license 2007-01441
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health Charlotte, NC
- Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC
- Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC
- Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC
- Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC
Medical groups
- Carolinas Physicians Network Inc (2,325 clinicians)
- Carolinas Medical Center (1,067 clinicians)
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (601 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
- 236
- Services billed
- 854
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 126 | 90 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 71 | 67 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 68 | 64 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 67 | 64 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 66 | 57 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 35 | 33 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 34 | 14 |
| Exam of lung airways using an endoscope | 22 | 21 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 21 | 21 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 20 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 162 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 112 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 65 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 54 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 42 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 41 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 39 |
| Advair Hfa (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 28 |
| Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 25 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 24 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.