Benjamin T. James, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Benjamin T. James, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1982224614, issued on Apr 22, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036.175692, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin T. James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License number
- 036.175692 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC5026, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-3619
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2025
- Fax
- (737) 022-1267
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin T. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 036.175692Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Benjamin T. James among 67 transplant surgery physician records in Illinois
Benjamin T. James, MD is one of 67 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 67 transplant surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 67 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Piotr Bachul, MDChicago, IL 606371780321547
- Amin Bahreini, MDChicago, IL 606371841117470
- Talia Baker, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371255311577
- Rolf BarthChicago, IL 606371861435182
- Arielle Cimeno, MDChicago, IL 606371679916704
- Ashraf El-Hinnawi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371841577087
- John FungChicago, IL 606371235293622
- Braden JuengelChicago, IL 606371568880920
Common questions
What is Benjamin T. James, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin T. James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982224614, issued on Apr 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin T. James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC5026, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-3619. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin T. James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.175692, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin T. James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin T. James, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. 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.