Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Carlsbad, CA
Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1952346348, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (California G43493, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Mark Frishberg
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- G43493 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Phone
- (760) 631-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 270-9534
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050802001225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Bilal Choudry, M.D.Neurology Physician1396921144
Verify Benjamin Mark Frishberg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G43493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
553 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Nurtec Odt43 claims
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Rizatriptan31 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide26 claims
- Baclofen22 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): 78.8 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: $95,268.78
266 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- North County Neurology Associates Medical GroupCarlsbad, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Mark Frishberg among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 neurology physician records list a practice address in Carlsbad
They are 28 of the 3,411 NPPES records with a practice address in Carlsbad, and 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
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- Michael Lobatz, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111619912078
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952346348, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA, 92011. Phone: (760) 631-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G43493, as entered by the provider. 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 Mark Frishberg, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D. had 553 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Mark Frishberg, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.