NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Philosophe, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Baltimore, MD

Benjamin Philosophe, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1578585683, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D53061, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578585683
Name
Benjamin Philosophe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
D53061 MD
D53061 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 614-2989
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
0000870601 DE
1783285/01 PA
413010300 MD
8798800 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131126000364); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1983
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 600 N Wolfe St

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

  1. Abdulrahman Abodarahim, MBBCHOphthalmology Physician1770182560
  2. Aida Abou-ZamzamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891456034
  3. Mya AbousyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700422169
  4. Christopher Abularrage, MDVascular Surgery Physician1063675908
  5. Sahaja Acharya, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1639436603
  6. Stephen Achuff, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326001033

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,614.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was TransMedics, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Philosophe$1,614.22
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityWashington, DC
  2. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

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

Benjamin Philosophe among 19 transplant surgery physician records in Maryland

Benjamin Philosophe, M.D. is one of 19 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 89% 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 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 17 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Maryland

There are 19 transplant surgery physician records in Maryland.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Niraj Desai, MDBaltimore, MD 212871760400279
  2. Robert Montgomery, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871467404137
  3. Russell Wesson, M.B.CH.BBaltimore, MD 212871124262951
  4. Sharon Weeks Groh, MDBaltimore, MD 212051669817839
  5. Syed Ahmed, MDBaltimore, MD 212011750885281
  6. Josue Alvarez Casas, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011013235084
  7. Chandra Bhati, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011871828160
  8. Jonathan Bromberg, MDBaltimore, MD 212011497721294

Common questions

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

Benjamin Philosophe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578585683, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Philosophe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 614-2989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Maryland license number D53061, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Benjamin Philosophe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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.