NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Dodson, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Lancaster, PA

Benjamin Dodson, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144773268, issued on Jul 25, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD4068967, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144773268
Name
Benjamin Dodson
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MD4068967 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
555 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone
(717) 544-5945
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(717) 544-5944
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200130000165); accepts Medicare assignment
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 555 N Duke St

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

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  2. Joyce AbrahamCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962242099
  3. Marie AceboRegistered Dietitian1053347757
  4. Nancy Adamopoulos, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003896283
  5. Jill Adams, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356184733
  6. Rebecca Adams, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1780041723

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Dodson26
  2. Specialty average304

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: $51.34

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Dodson$51.34
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

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 Dodson among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Benjamin Dodson, PA is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania

There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jared Henninger, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021811933955
  2. Tristy Paulose, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021851063648
  3. Joy Rice, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021154642072
  4. Stacey Ripchinski, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021265509434
  5. Heather Tryon, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021205099132
  6. Rene BattistaLancaster, PA 176011952377053
  7. Shannon BocchinoLancaster, PA 176011790938553
  8. Sarah Brenner, PA-CLancaster, PA 176011881016384

Common questions

What is Benjamin Dodson, PA's NPI number?

Benjamin Dodson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144773268, issued on Jul 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Dodson, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA, 17602. Phone: (717) 544-5945. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Dodson, PA's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD4068967, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin Dodson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Dodson, PA had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.