Benjamin Opara, M.D.
Specialist · Baltimore, MD
Benjamin Opara, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1548221054, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0022929, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Opara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- D0022929 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21223
- Phone
- (410) 362-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091014000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 W Baltimore St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Opara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license D0022929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,030 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl257 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim104 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl78 claims
- Tolterodine Tartrate Er75 claims
- Silodosin74 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass51 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): 98.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $348.68
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Maryland General Clinical Practice Group, Inc.Baltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Opara among 938 specialist records in Maryland
Benjamin Opara, M.D. is one of 938 specialist records with a practice address in Maryland. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1989 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Maryland
There are 938 specialist records in Maryland.
All 938 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Usha ArdeshnaBaltimore, MD 212231235100199
- Juan BeltranBaltimore, MD 212231003887894
- Swadesh BhatianiBaltimore, MD 212231114998994
- Alexius Boakye, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212231912985284
- Edward Bolgiano, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212231356329882
- Guy BraggBaltimore, MD 212231912978701
- Regenia Carpenter- Edmond, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212231114906203
- Pemy Chhim, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212231063491116
Common questions
What is Benjamin Opara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Opara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548221054, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Opara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD, 21223. Phone: (410) 362-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Opara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0022929, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Opara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Opara, M.D. had 1,030 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Opara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.6 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.