Dr. Benjamin Bluen, M.D.
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 452
Licensed in California since 2018, according to the Medical Board of California. 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
- 2013Registered 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
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
VA license 0101280316 · CA license A155129 (first issued 2018; current) -
Internal Medicine Physician
PA license MT-205263
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Richmond, VA
- Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA
- Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond, VA
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA
- Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA
Medical groups
- Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Specialty Care LLC (360 clinicians)
- Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC (66 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
- 452
- Services billed
- 1,616
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 469 | 162 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 363 | 136 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 222 | 180 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 80 | 51 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 35 | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 30 | 30 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 24 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 47 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 41 |
| Daptomycin | 37 |
| Cefepime Hcl | 36 |
| Biktarvy (bictegrav/emtricit/tenofov ala) | 35 |
| Cefazolin Sodium | 33 |
| Amoxicillin Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 23 |
| Sodium Chloride (0.9 % sodium chloride) Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 15 |
| Ertapenem (ertapenem sodium) | 15 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 14 |
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, 3 companies reported 3 payments worth $263 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $124 |
|---|---|
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $121 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $17.69 |
| Food and Beverage | $263 |
|---|
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.