Ben Shwachman, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Covina, CA
Ben Shwachman, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1346247335, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (California G11026, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Shwachman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- G11026 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA 91723
- Phone
- (626) 967-3176
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 967-8743
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ben Shwachman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G11026Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Ben Shwachman among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California
Ben Shwachman, M.D. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 51% 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 California 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 California
There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.
All 219 in California → Every provider in Covina → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Kim, M.D.Covina, CA 917231649698481
- Tony Liu, D.O., MPHCovina, CA 917231609106459
- Dharmesh Mehta, MDCovina, CA 917231114980760
- James Rho, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301548323769
- Marc Cheng, M.D.Chino, CA 917101417018342
- Marc Lynch, D.O.Chino, CA 917101760488621
- Bryan Lee, MDPomona, CA 917671467512624
- John Sasaki, MDPomona, CA 917671407916208
Common questions
What is Ben Shwachman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ben Shwachman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346247335, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Shwachman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 967-3176. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Shwachman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G11026, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben Shwachman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Shwachman, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.