Benjamin James Newton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chevy Chase, MD
Benjamin James Newton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1093986697, issued on Mar 22, 2008. Check the license (Maryland D81412, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin James Newton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- D81412 MD
0101260188 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5550 Friendship Blvd Ste 450, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 215-4154
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (703) 642-1876
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250703002128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin James Newton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D81412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $510.80
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertos Medical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Physical Medicine Associates LtdWoodbridge, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin James Newton among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland
Benjamin James Newton, M.D. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chevy Chase
They are 20 of the 1,118 NPPES records with a practice address in Chevy Chase, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin James Newton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin James Newton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093986697, issued on Mar 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin James Newton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5550 Friendship Blvd Ste 450, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 215-4154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin James Newton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D81412, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin James Newton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin James Newton, M.D. had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin James Newton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 of 100. 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.