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BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in FOREST HILLS, New York. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 289 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$332.26
16 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD filed 3,901 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician in FOREST HILLS, New York, prescribing 87% generic.

4K
Part D claims, 2023
87%
generic prescribing
$332.26
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

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.

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

3,901 Top 9% higher than 91% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic — not verified)

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/04/2006

NPI 1710995618

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,795 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,901 29% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

Specialty distribution in New York

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers

Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within New York

1. Cardiovascular Disease Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within New York

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Cardiovascular Disease Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

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).

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 69-40 108 STREET, FOREST HILLS, NY, 11375, with a listed phone of (718) 263-3131. NPI 1710995618 was issued on 08/04/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ARBESFELD most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,901 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 289 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $409K in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,795 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

69-40 108 STREET
FOREST HILLS, NY 11375

Provider Details

NPI 1710995618
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 08/04/2006

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$332

Largest payer

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — New York NYSBPMC 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 ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD. To verify BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC 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 New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD — brand share 13.0%
Specialty average (est.)

13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 3,901 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

3,901
Total Claims
$409K
Total Drug Cost
289
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,444
Total Day Supply
280,077
Brand vs Generic
13% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$331K
Generic Drug Cost
$76K
Opioid Claims
27 (0.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
76

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
79.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.27
Gender Split
57% female / 43% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
290
Metoprolol Succinate
263
Amlodipine Besylate
169
Simvastatin
156
Losartan Potassium
122
Lisinopril
115
Levothyroxine Sodium
113
Eliquis
Apixaban
102
Rosuvastatin Calcium
101
Hydrochlorothiazide
95

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,795
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's 3,901 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ARBESFELD.

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's specialty?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in FOREST HILLS, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD wrote 3,901 Medicare Part D claims totaling $409K in drug costs for 289 beneficiaries.
Where is BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD located?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD is located at 69-40 108 STREET, FOREST HILLS, NY, 11375. Phone: (718) 263-3131.
What is BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's NPI number?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710995618, issued on 08/04/2006.
Does BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $331K in brand drug costs.
Does BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD had 27 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.7%.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 24,795 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD accept Medicare?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,901 Part D claims and 289 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's credentials?
BENJAMIN ARBESFELD, MD's NPI is 1710995618 with credentials MD. 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

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.
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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