Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lubbock, TX
Benjamin Hirsch, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1326209891, issued on Jun 18, 2008. Check the license (Texas P7123, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Hirsch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- P7123 TX
BP10032225 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3502 9TH St, Lubbock, TX 79415
- Phone
- (806) 792-8185
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 792-9180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150727000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Hirsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
217 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel41 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl21 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $548.08
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Umc PhysiciansLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Hirsch among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Benjamin Hirsch, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Paone, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151396892774
- Donald Robertson, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151447307871
- William Springer, MDLubbock, TX 794151780796714
- Donald Bricker, MDLubbock, TX 794101922063718
- Dennis Eastman, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101720097520
- Ross McFall, MDLubbock, TX 794101609303171
- David Carlson, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011194717652
- Lawrence Breitkreutz, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061417949116
Common questions
What is Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326209891, issued on Jun 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Hirsch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3502 9TH St, Lubbock, TX, 79415. Phone: (806) 792-8185. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7123, as entered by the provider. 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 Hirsch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Hirsch, M.D. had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.