Benjamin Albert Furst, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Benjamin Albert Furst, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1033214010, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California A81540, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Albert Furst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A81540 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (424) 306-5700
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 328-7217
- Medicaid ID
- 00A815400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051108000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
- Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
- Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
- Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
- Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
- Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125
Verify Benjamin Albert Furst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,281 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone127 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate80 claims
- Olanzapine79 claims
- Clozapine Odt55 claims
- Gabapentin53 claims
- Aripiprazole41 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Los Angeles County Department OF Mental HealthTorrance, CA
- Special Service For Groups IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Albert Furst among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Benjamin Albert Furst, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Albert Furst, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Albert Furst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033214010, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Albert Furst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (424) 306-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Albert Furst, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A81540, 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 Albert Furst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Albert Furst, MD had 1,281 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.