NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1598755209, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0046403, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598755209
Name
Benjamin C. C. Kam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
DR.0046403 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1625 Medical Center PT Ste 215, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone
(719) 452-8509
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(719) 453-0275
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160706000961); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1625 Medical Center PT Ste 215

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelsey JacksonFamily Nurse Practitioner1457081002

Verify Benjamin C. C. Kam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

466 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Kam466
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam207 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl48 claims
  3. Diazepam40 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate22 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): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $5,633.88

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Kam$5,634
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Parkview Ancillary Services CorporationPueblo, CO
  2. Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCPueblo, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin C. C. Kam among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado

Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Anderson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071124002449
  2. Hendrick Arnold, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071891779443
  3. Thomas Eskestrand, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071295798171
  4. Sean Kelly, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071154677508
  5. Michael Schuck, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071780609289
  6. Steven Waskow, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071912996190
  7. Arnold Ahnfeldt, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061396981387
  8. James PercyColorado Springs, CO 809061225001332

Common questions

What is Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598755209, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1625 Medical Center PT Ste 215, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 452-8509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0046403, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin C. C. Kam, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.

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