Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Worcester, MA
Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1619327236, issued on Jun 14, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 291105, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Wise Botsford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 291105 MA
303727 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
- Phone
- (508) 334-6855
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220816001224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Wise Botsford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 291105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost103 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl59 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol47 claims
- Timolol Maleate47 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Umass Memorial Medical Group IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Wise Botsford among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 791 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Arinella, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051982719944
- George Asdourian, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051083604342
- Michael Bradbury, MDWorcester, MA 016051407915341
- Richard Eisenberg, MDWorcester, MA 016051093765455
- Misha-Michelle Faustina, MDWorcester, MA 016051669438057
- Jeffrey Gallo, MDWorcester, MA 016051720013923
- Robert Gise, MDWorcester, MA 016051528024452
- Edward Kazarian, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051821173733
Common questions
What is Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619327236, issued on Jun 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA, 01605. Phone: (508) 334-6855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 291105, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D. had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Wise Botsford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 of 100. 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.