Benjamin S. Katz, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Benjamin S. Katz, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1033137252, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 238490, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin S. Katz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 238490 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY 12204
- Phone
- (330) 493-4443
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 493-8677
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070504000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin S. Katz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 238490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Dexamethasone13 claims
- Cephalexin12 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): 65.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin S. Katz among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Benjamin S. Katz, MD is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 117 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin S. Katz, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin S. Katz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033137252, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin S. Katz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY, 12204. Phone: (330) 493-4443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin S. Katz, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 238490, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin S. Katz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin S. Katz, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin S. Katz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.4 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.