NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Gardner, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Benjamin Gardner, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1235622465, issued on Jun 12, 2018. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1235622465
Name
Benjamin Gardner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
8316 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Department OF Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 567-4292
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 567-0757
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210816001715); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2018
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Gardner22
  2. Specialty average226

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: $127.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Gardner$127.38
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Gardner among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Benjamin Gardner, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

400 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 400 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Adams, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291578552535
  2. Kathlene Bassett, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291801875273
  3. Barr Baynton, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291326049198
  4. Victor Burgos, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291376518639
  5. Hector Caraballo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291427023688
  6. Kevin King, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291992796635
  7. Judith Knoll, DOSan Antonio, TX 782291861491862
  8. Robert Kottman, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291558356600

Common questions

What is Benjamin Gardner, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Gardner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235622465, issued on Jun 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Gardner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Department OF Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 567-4292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Gardner, MD's license?

Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Gardner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Gardner, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.