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2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1447696505 DO
Verify on CMS → Benjamen Mecham, DO
Family Medicine Physician in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
702
Medicare Part D claims · 388 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
58.8/100
▼ 25 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
What the federal data shows
Benjamen Mecham, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 58.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 702 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 58.8/100
- MIPS score · -25 vs avg
- 702
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥5th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1447696505 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1447696505
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
- MIPS-LOW 58.8/100
- RX-LIGHT 702
- BOOK-MID 7,200 in Pennsylvania
- PHOTO-FINISH Alison Kucich · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Bobby Brooks · l…
Bobby Brooks
58.7 MIPS pts
- Kellee Frogge · …
Kellee Frogge
58.7 MIPS pts
- Mecham · this pr…
Mecham · this provider
58.8 MIPS pts
- Alison Kucich · …
Alison Kucich
58.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Benjamen Mecham, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
59 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Benjamen Mecham, DO sits
This provider among family medicine physician peers
Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Benjamen Mecham, DO writes more Part D claims than 29% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 7% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Benjamen Mecham, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Benjamen Mecham, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Benjamen Mecham, DO?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
702 79% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
58.8/100 24.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Benjamen Mecham, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 58.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1447696505 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/16/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
58.7661
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
51.0512
Quality
39.842
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Benjamen Mecham, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Acs Primary Care Physicians Southwest PA
Longview, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Benjamen Mecham, DO. To verify Benjamen Mecham, DO's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
702
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
388
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 703
- Total Day Supply
- 6,249
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
- Opioid Claims
- 46 (6.6% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 177
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.93
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 73, 65-74: 160, 75-84: 119, 85+: 36
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Benjamen Mecham, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Prednisone
Prednisone
186 claims
- Naproxen
Naproxen
91 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 54
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
54 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 52
Doxycycline Hyclate
52 claims
- Ondansetron Odt 36
Ondansetron Odt
36 claims
- Azithromycin 33
Azithromycin
33 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 23
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
23 claims
- Levofloxacin 22
Levofloxacin
22 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 186 |
| Naproxen | 91 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 54 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 52 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 36 |
| Azithromycin | 33 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 23 |
| Levofloxacin | 22 |
| Cephalexin | 20 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Benjamen Mecham, DO fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider
Benjamen Mecham, DO's 702 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Mecham, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (58.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Mecham.
One of 7,200 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.
Christopher Aaron
Cresson, PA
Dr. Jose Abad
MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Ray Abarintos
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Jasim Abbasi
DO
Erie, PA
Dr. Alyssa Abbott
CRNP
Hermitage, PA
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Benjamen Mecham, DO's specialty? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Credentials: DO.
How much does Benjamen Mecham, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Benjamen Mecham, DO wrote 702 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 388 beneficiaries.
What is Benjamen Mecham, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 58.8/100 (Quality: 51.1, Cost: 39.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Benjamen Mecham, DO located? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO is located at 1086 FRANKLIN ST, Johnstown, PA, 15905. Phone: (814) 534-9106.
What is Benjamen Mecham, DO's NPI number? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447696505, issued on 05/16/2013.
Does Benjamen Mecham, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Benjamen Mecham, DO had 46 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.6%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Benjamen Mecham, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Benjamen Mecham, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Naproxen, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Benjamen Mecham, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 702 Part D claims and 388 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Benjamen Mecham, DO's credentials? ▼
Benjamen Mecham, DO's NPI is 1447696505 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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