Benjamin Hurwitz
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Homestead, FL
Benjamin Hurwitz is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Homestead, Florida, and NPI 1700273901, issued on Apr 25, 2015. Check the license (Florida ME133981, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Hurwitz
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME133981 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 N Krome Ave Ste 202, Homestead, FL 33030
- Phone
- (305) 674-3888
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Fax
- (305) 674-3388
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210506000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 1,946 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 950 N Krome Ave Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Claudia Johns, APRNNurse Practitioner1760732481
- Denis Nunez Sanchez, DNP, APRN, ANCC-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1235534546
Verify Benjamin Hurwitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME133981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
915 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis103 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate94 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium88 claims
- Carvedilol83 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Entresto44 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,044.09
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Israel Galtes MD PAHomestead, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Hurwitz among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
Benjamin Hurwitz is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,946 in Florida → Every provider in Homestead → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mauricio Buendia, M.D.Homestead, FL 330301053586990
- Israel Galtes, M.D.Homestead, FL 330301457326746
- Patrina Conley-Brown, DOPembroke Pines, FL 330291013561208
- Dov Linzer, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330291659312684
- Alvaro Murcia, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330291104822261
- Julio Peguero Moreno, MDMiramar, FL 330291225446271
- Alian Aguila, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330281386816874
- Walif Aji, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330281154476836
Common questions
What is Benjamin Hurwitz's NPI number?
Benjamin Hurwitz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700273901, issued on Apr 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Hurwitz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 N Krome Ave Ste 202, Homestead, FL, 33030. Phone: (305) 674-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Hurwitz's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME133981, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Hurwitz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Hurwitz had 915 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.