Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1518547363, issued on Apr 14, 2021. Check the license (Missouri 2025020843, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Jacob Katz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- 2025020843 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
- Phone
- (314) 362-3937
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 505-8818
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250904002050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4901 Forest Park Ave
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Verify Benjamin Jacob Katz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2025020843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
656 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost178 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol80 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate74 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate72 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine49 claims
- Moxifloxacin44 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: $890.82
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Jacob Katz among 13 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Missouri
Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD is one of 13 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2015 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 8% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0009X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 13 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Missouri.
All 13 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ariana Levin, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081538666151
- James Liu, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081093101974
- Ahmed Owda, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081356072904
- Sharon Sabapathypillai, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081164090494
- Steven Shen, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081275279283
- Arsham Sheybani, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081487817995
- Carla Siegfried, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081457379133
- Erin Sieck, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101649664129
Common questions
What is Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518547363, issued on Apr 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025020843, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Jacob Katz, MD had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. 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.