Dr. Patrick A. Benjamin
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2019
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 293
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
- 2019Registered 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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Hospitalist Physician primary
MA license 1024781 · SD license 13552
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA
Medical groups
- Southcoast Physicians Group Inc (881 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
- 293
- Services billed
- 860
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 378 | 133 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 167 | 55 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 115 | 108 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 91 | 91 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 36 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 28 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 26 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 25 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 21 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 20 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 19 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 15 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 15 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Fall River, MA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.