Benjamin David Kessler, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Forest Hills, NY
Benjamin David Kessler, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1164724548, issued on Nov 17, 2010. Check the license (New York 259351, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin David Kessler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 259351 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10201 66TH RD, Forest Hills, NY 11375
- Phone
- (718) 830-4200
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin David Kessler 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 259351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
217 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 claims
- Cefdinir24 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 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): 100 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).
Benjamin David Kessler among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Benjamin David Kessler, 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 2010, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
34 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest Hills
They are 34 of the 3,712 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Hills, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin David Kessler, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin David Kessler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164724548, issued on Nov 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin David Kessler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10201 66TH RD, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (718) 830-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin David Kessler, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 259351, 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 David Kessler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin David Kessler, MD had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin David Kessler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.