Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1740335090, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (California G55040, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin N. Potkin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G55040 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 761-1680
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090727000770); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna Dodge, AUDAudiologist1710266424
- Dilyana GeorgievaNurse Practitioner1346679149
- Treta Goyal, M.B.B.S,, M.P.H.Gastroenterology Physician1558612770
- Jennie Jet, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1073579231
Verify Benjamin N. Potkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G55040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
10,776 Medicare Part D claims for 1,248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,108 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium989 claims
- Eliquis961 claims
- Valsartan514 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate477 claims
- Losartan Potassium466 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): 19.1 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: $2,350.59
112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Monterey Bay Heart CenterWatsonville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin N. Potkin among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jay Johnson, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651699810697
- Gerald O'Grady, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651881612513
- Ryan Brandt, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621518946664
- Fiona Dulbecco, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621760574446
- Carter English, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621043604440
- James Glancy, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621730274655
- Rodney KaiserSanta Cruz, CA 950621063492445
- Neil Sawhney, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621396731840
Common questions
What is Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740335090, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 761-1680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G55040, 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 N. Potkin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D. had 10,776 Medicare Part D claims for 1,248 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin N. Potkin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.1 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.