Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Urbana, IL
Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Urbana, Illinois, and NPI 1942400072, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036138542, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Cohen Gersh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 036138542 IL
2011-00818 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801
- Phone
- (217) 383-3431
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 383-7117
- Medicaid ID
- 5918528 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150720002701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Cohen Gersh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036138542Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
357 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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
- Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
- Sertraline Hcl23 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl21 claims
- Clonazepam19 claims
- Aripiprazole13 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 one group practice
- Carle Health Care IncorporatedChampaign, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Cohen Gersh among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Urbana
They are 31 of the 1,744 NPPES records with a practice address in Urbana, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942400072, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL, 61801. Phone: (217) 383-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036138542, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Cohen Gersh, MD had 357 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.