NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1114960978, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Utah 6801106, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114960978
Name
Ben Shader Chortkoff
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
6801106 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Dept OF Anesth Univ OF Utah 30 North 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone
(801) 581-6393
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 581-4367
Medicaid ID
00G653710 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080304000093); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Ben Shader Chortkoff in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ben Shader Chortkoff among 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah

Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD is one of 670 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

293 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City

They are 293 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shane Brogan, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321851481436
  2. Clint Christensen, MDSlc, UT 841321174576961
  3. Georges Desjardins, MDSlc, UT 841321184677528
  4. Matthew Griffee, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321437187978
  5. Kenward Johnson, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321790875391
  6. Peter Liu, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321124091152
  7. Scott Richardson, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321114017738
  8. Derek Sakata, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321568552180

Common questions

What is Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD's NPI number?

Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114960978, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Dept OF Anesth Univ OF Utah 30 North 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-6393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 6801106, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ben Shader Chortkoff, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.

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