Benjamin Mandel, M.D
Ophthalmology Physician · Montebello, CA
Benjamin Mandel, M.D is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Montebello, California, and NPI 1396089678, issued on Nov 26, 2012. Check the license (California A127151, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Mandel
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A127151 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2446 W Whittier Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
- Phone
- (323) 728-5500
- Enumerated
- Nov 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131126001874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2446 W Whittier Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William De La Pena, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1598784415
- Richard Foulkes, M.D,Ophthalmology Physician1932312063
Verify Benjamin Mandel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
11,073 Medicare Part D claims for 2,059 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine2,769 claims
- Restasis2,201 claims
- Lumigan1,975 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate689 claims
- Latanoprost611 claims
- Moxifloxacin437 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $605.65
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- First Choice Physician PartnersLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Mandel among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Benjamin Mandel, M.D is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Montebello
They are 11 of the 728 NPPES records with a practice address in Montebello, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Montebello → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- San Aye, MDMontebello, CA 906401356411771
- Xuan Cao, MDMontebello, CA 906401386139673
- Lindsay Chun, MDMontebello, CA 906401063972370
- Melissa Crowley, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401477572394
- Albert De La Pena, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401649295114
- William De La Pena, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401598784415
- Richard Foulkes, M.D,Montebello, CA 906401932312063
- Jennifer Hung, MD.Montebello, CA 906401932378601
Common questions
What is Benjamin Mandel, M.D's NPI number?
Benjamin Mandel, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396089678, issued on Nov 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Mandel, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2446 W Whittier Blvd, Montebello, CA, 90640. Phone: (323) 728-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Mandel, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A127151, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Mandel, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Mandel, M.D had 11,073 Medicare Part D claims for 2,059 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Mandel, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.