Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Towson, MD
Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Towson, Maryland, and NPI 1790186922, issued on Sep 8, 2014. Check the license (Maryland C0005516, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin John Gardner
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- C0005516 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8322 Bellona Ave, Towson, MD 21204
- Phone
- (410) 337-7900
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 337-5321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141121001659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin John Gardner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C0005516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
517 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen138 claims
- Meloxicam113 claims
- Gabapentin101 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 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): 76.3 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: $26.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Mnr Industries, LLCDundalk, MD
- University OF Maryland St. Joseph Orthopaedics, LLCBel Air, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin John Gardner among 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland
Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C is one of 871 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 64% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 469 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Maryland
There are 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C's NPI number?
Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790186922, issued on Sep 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8322 Bellona Ave, Towson, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 337-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C0005516, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C had 517 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin John Gardner, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 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.