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Dr. Benjamin Newcomb, MD PHD

Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
8
In the NPI registry since
2018
Medicare patients seen, 2024
240

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

  • 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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

  • Hospitalist Physician primary
    OK license 44027
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    OK license 44027

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

Map: Hospitalist 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
240
Services billed
335
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes18870
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes143143
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less5757
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes4721
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes3535

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.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $112 in total to this clinician.

By company
AbbVie Inc.$112
By type
Food and Beverage$112

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 Oklahoma →

Other Hospitalist clinicians in Oklahoma City

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 10, 2025), 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 1295229276. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.