Dr. Benjamin M. Ware, MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Vermont College of Medicine (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 54
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: University of Vermont College of Medicine
- 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
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
OR license MD179142 -
Internal Medicine Physician
OR license MD179142
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR
Medical groups
- Providence Health and Services Oregon (19 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
- 54
- Services billed
- 314
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 160 | 43 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 43 | 42 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 25 | 18 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 16 | 15 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 14 | 11 |
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 12 payments worth $215 in total to this clinician.
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $190 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $24.85 |
| Food and Beverage | $215 |
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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.