NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin P. Buettner, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Columbus, OH

Benjamin P. Buettner, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1689024234, issued on Jun 14, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 35.141064, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689024234
Name
Benjamin P. Buettner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
35.141064 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
452 W 10TH Ave FL 2, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
(614) 293-7499
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Fax
(614) 366-2360
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210512002490); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 452 W 10TH Ave FL 2

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Arreguin, MDHospitalist Physician1508500281
  2. Marissa Bruce, MDHospitalist Physician1225616295
  3. Philicia Duncan, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1790069458
  4. Michael Durda, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1194302885
  5. Jacqueline Henry, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1528590544
  6. Bethany Kranitzky, MDHospitalist Physician1518129402

Verify Benjamin P. Buettner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

310 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Buettner310
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl15 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): 95.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Osu Internal Medicine LLCColumbus, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin P. Buettner among 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio

Benjamin P. Buettner, MD is one of 982 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2016, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 835 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Ohio

There are 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Allen, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101659596880
  2. Karen Catignani, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101083646707
  3. Rajalakshmi Esakky, MDColumbus, OH 432101942340849
  4. Atteqa Haidar, MDColumbus, OH 432101992812028
  5. Daniel Hamilton, DOColumbus, OH 432101801923065
  6. Ivy Kuofie, MDColumbus, OH 432101396892113
  7. Kristen Lewis, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101831314236
  8. Beth Liston, MDColumbus, OH 432101700801842

Common questions

What is Benjamin P. Buettner, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin P. Buettner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689024234, issued on Jun 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin P. Buettner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 452 W 10TH Ave FL 2, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-7499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin P. Buettner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.141064, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin P. Buettner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin P. Buettner, MD had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin P. Buettner, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 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.