NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben Joseph

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Ben Joseph is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, and NPI 1558723924, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME155016, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558723924
Name
Ben Joseph
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
ME155016 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4850 W Oakland Park Blvd Ste 201, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313
Phone
(954) 735-3535
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2024
Fax
(954) 484-7000
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220323001919); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Florida International Univ, College Of Medicine, 2016
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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Also registered at 4850 W Oakland Park Blvd Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Isaac Burdeinick, APRNNurse Practitioner1063754455
  2. Aylen Crawford, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1275073934
  3. Stacy-Ann EmmanuelPhysical Therapy Assistant1770855421
  4. Andreas Monroe, PTPhysical Therapist1508599341
  5. Luis Antonio Paesano Alfaro, APRNNurse Practitioner1851026082
  6. Reji PerumprayilPhysical Therapy Assistant1265874531

Verify Ben Joseph in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ben Joseph1,165
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam451 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium403 claims
  3. Celecoxib64 claims
  4. Gabapentin54 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl33 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,676.95

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ben Joseph$1,677
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Total Orthopaedic Care PALauderdale Lakes, FL

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

Ben Joseph among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida

Ben Joseph is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Feanny, M.D.Lauderdale Lakes, FL 333131922047588
  2. Mohammad Hajianpour, M.D.Lauderdale Lakes, FL 333131790731719
  3. Babak Sheikh, M.D.Lauderdale Lakes, FL 333131922048172
  4. William Burke, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333121407811524
  5. Ira Posner, M.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333121952642365
  6. Lawrence Alexander, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161912128851
  7. Richard Goldstein, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161972509941
  8. Sylvia Hesse, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161467408823

Common questions

What is Ben Joseph's NPI number?

Ben Joseph's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558723924, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben Joseph located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4850 W Oakland Park Blvd Ste 201, Lauderdale Lakes, FL, 33313. Phone: (954) 735-3535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben Joseph's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME155016, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ben Joseph prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ben Joseph had 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.