Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1194873273, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (New York 234623, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Nmereke Barrah
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 234623 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1545 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
- Phone
- (712) 622-2525
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 622-7177
- Medicaid ID
- 02024106 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000718); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Nmereke Barrah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 234623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,840 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium254 claims
- Nifedipine Er158 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
- Montelukast Sodium97 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa92 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl87 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: $1,786.59
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Benjamin Nmereke Barrah among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D's NPI number?
Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194873273, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1545 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11213. Phone: (712) 622-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 234623, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Nmereke Barrah, M.D had 3,840 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.