Benjamin Axtman, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Bismarck, ND
Benjamin Axtman, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1699189787, issued on Jun 17, 2014. Check the license (North Dakota 16611, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Axtman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License numbers
- 16611 ND
S0837 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 N 7TH St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Phone
- (701) 323-5422
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 401263501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200917001522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Axtman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 16611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $207.28
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Sanford BismarckBismarck, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Axtman among 13 surgical critical care physician records in North Dakota
Benjamin Axtman, MD is one of 13 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 13 surgical critical care physician records in North Dakota.
All 13 in North Dakota → Every provider in Bismarck → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randolph Szlabick, MDGrand Forks, ND 582061184725921
- Karin McConville, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011154594919
- Hunter Rooks, M.D.Grand Forks, ND 582011871956052
- Katherine Senter, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011134474810
- Megan Bowen, MDFargo, ND 581041457650632
- Rebekah Devasahayam, MDFargo, ND 581041760794770
- Brian Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581041649683798
- Mentor Ahmeti, M.DFargo, ND 581021831386077
Common questions
What is Benjamin Axtman, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Axtman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699189787, issued on Jun 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Axtman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 N 7TH St, Bismarck, ND, 58501. Phone: (701) 323-5422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Axtman, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16611, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Axtman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Axtman, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Axtman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.
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.