Benjamin S. Herman, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bath, ME
Benjamin S. Herman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bath, Maine, and NPI 1447284708, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Maine 016800, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin S. Herman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 016800 ME
01086781A IN
35.143688 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1356A Washington Street, Bath, ME 04530
- Phone
- (207) 442-7926
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 442-0028
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050804001041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin S. Herman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license 016800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
311 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir32 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 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): 84 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: $45.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Benjamin S. Herman among 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine
Benjamin S. Herman, MD is one of 597 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 77% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bath
They are 15 of the 184 NPPES records with a practice address in Bath, and 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Duhamel, MDBath, ME 045301215112230
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- Alexander FiorentinoBath, ME 045301093246522
- Catherine Fredricks-Rehagen, DOBath, ME 045301821257650
- Scott French, MDBath, ME 045301578564357
- Matthew Hanna, MDBath, ME 045301932133386
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- Christina Kapala, D.O.Bath, ME 045301386080182
Common questions
What is Benjamin S. Herman, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin S. Herman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447284708, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin S. Herman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1356A Washington Street, Bath, ME, 04530. Phone: (207) 442-7926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin S. Herman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number 016800, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin S. Herman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin S. Herman, MD had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin S. Herman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.