NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1497280028, issued on Apr 20, 2017. Check the license (California A193305, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497280028
Name
Benjamin Ballard Massenburg
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
A193305 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240815004117); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2017
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 200 W Arbor Dr

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

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Benjamin Ballard Massenburg in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $490.16

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Massenburg$490.16
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Benjamin Ballard Massenburg among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D. is one of 894 plastic surgery 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 2017, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Chao, MDSan Diego, CA 921031093740789
  2. Marek Dobke, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031902837164
  3. Jessica Emelin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031497734297
  4. Ravi GargSan Diego, CA 921031275858961
  5. Amanda Gosman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164436291
  6. Jason Hess, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031396786406
  7. Vivian Hu, MDSan Diego, CA 921031003497694
  8. Frederic Kolb, MDSan Diego, CA 921031790341832

Common questions

What is Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497280028, issued on Apr 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A193305, 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.

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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