Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1679875389, issued on Dec 1, 2010. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 5101018828 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 563-3307
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 563-0998
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140924000623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
542 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 222 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin124 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er41 claims
- Celecoxib30 claims
- Pregabalin28 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl26 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): 68 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: $2,444.14
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 2 group practices
- Osf Medical Group OF California IncBakersfield, CA
- St Charles Spine InstituteThousand Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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- Cheryl Ellis, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051366460636
- Michael Lee, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051528357217
- William Paule, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051750318432
- Kathleen Zisser, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051881791473
- Thomas Zweber, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051417971334
- Karen Lindberg, OTRSimi Valley, CA 930651881834729
Common questions
What is Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679875389, issued on Dec 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 563-3307. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O. had 542 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Nicholas Dirkx, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68 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.