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Dr. Benjamin L. Grannan, MD

Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)

325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

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King County includes primary care (5% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (206) 520-5000

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Medical school
Harvard Medical School (2014)
Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
111

Licensed in Washington since 2021, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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

  • 2014Medical school: Harvard Medical School
  • 2014Registered 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

  • Neurological Surgery Physician primary
    WA license MD61138194 (first issued 2021; active)

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

Map: Neurosurgery 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
111
Services billed
208
Patients’ average age
69
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes2626
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes2222
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes1716
Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes1717
Computer-assisted procedure inside brain1111

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, 2 companies reported 19 payments worth $1,455 in total to this clinician.

By type
Travel and Lodging$991
Food and Beverage$463

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jul 30, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$332
Aug 21, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$199
Jul 30, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$198
Sep 22, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Sep 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$163
Jul 30, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$35.07
Jul 30, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$35.07
Aug 21, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Aug 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACTIVA PC · Deep Brain Neurostimulation · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$29.90

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

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 Washington →

Other Neurosurgery clinicians in Seattle

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated May 13, 2021), 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 1417360561. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.