NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Brookfield, CT

Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Brookfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1619380276, issued on Jun 11, 2014. Check the license (Connecticut 65828, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619380276
Name
Benjamin Burke Clippinger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
65828 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
60 Old New Milford RD Ste 3E, Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone
(203) 775-6205
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201028002935); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2014
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 60 Old New Milford RD Ste 3E

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

  1. Philip Bergen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235752866
  2. Kurt Dubay, PASurgical Physician Assistant1629544564
  3. Brittney Ek, PAPhysician Assistant1124945498
  4. Jennifer GiardinaAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1609395656
  5. John Mueller, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1821557950
  6. Valdet NikciOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1578855235

Verify Benjamin Burke Clippinger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

64 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Clippinger64
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl14 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): 94.2 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 score78.3
  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).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Orthopaedic Specialists OF Connecticut, PCBrookfield, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Benjamin Burke Clippinger among 59 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Connecticut

Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D. is one of 59 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 97% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 59 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Insel, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101306072038
  2. John Lunt, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101922098904
  3. Douglas Wisch, MDTorrington, CT 067901710931738
  4. Henry Backe, MDFairfield, CT 068251457396145
  5. Ross Richer, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068251295919744
  6. Matthew Cantlon, MDGreenwich, CT 068311144546888
  7. Mark Vitale, MD, MPHGreenwich, CT 068311013174697
  8. David Wei, MDGreenwich, CT 068311194968321

Common questions

What is Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619380276, issued on Jun 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Old New Milford RD Ste 3E, Brookfield, CT, 06804. Phone: (203) 775-6205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 65828, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D. had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin Burke Clippinger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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.