Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Westminster, MD
Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Westminster, Maryland, and NPI 1558573477, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Maryland H70446, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akil Shomari Benjamin
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- H70446 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 826 Washington RD Ste 210&102, Westminster, MD 21157
- Phone
- (855) 527-7246
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2022
- Fax
- (866) 229-5063
- Medicaid ID
- 417106300 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101210000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akil Shomari Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license H70446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,410 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 723 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin192 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl147 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen142 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen120 claims
- Tramadol Hcl76 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er72 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,029.63
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advanced Pain Management Specialists LLCWindsor Mill, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akil Shomari Benjamin among 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland
Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO is one of 64 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Maryland
There are 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland.
All 64 in Maryland → Every provider in Westminster → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ira Kornbluth, M.D.Owings Mills, MD 211171609872266
- Caleb Kroll, M.D.Owings Mills, MD 211171205921780
- Henry Achampong, MDCrofton, MD 211141073740726
- Janak Vidyarthi, M.D.Odenton, MD 211131619170685
- Harrison Linder, MDBaltimore, MD 212021245596139
- Mark Coleman, MDPikesville, MD 212081821095431
- Todd Ruth, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212291437569779
- Felix Gurman, M.D.Nottingham, MD 212361588939342
Common questions
What is Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO's NPI number?
Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558573477, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 826 Washington RD Ste 210&102, Westminster, MD, 21157. Phone: (855) 527-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number H70446, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO had 1,410 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akil Shomari Benjamin, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.