Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Charlottesville, VA
Benjamin W. Purow, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1801969902, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101240785, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin W. Purow
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 0101240785 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Phone
- (434) 924-9333
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Fax
- (434) 244-7526
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070319000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin W. Purow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101240785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone22 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl17 claims
- Niacin Er16 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 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): 79.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Virginia Physicians GroupCharlottesville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin W. Purow among 548 neurology physician records in Virginia
Benjamin W. Purow, M.D. is one of 548 neurology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 neurology physician records list a practice address in Charlottesville
They are 84 of the 7,000 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlottesville, and 548 neurology physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801969902, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin W. Purow, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA, 22908. Phone: (434) 924-9333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101240785, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin W. Purow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin W. Purow, M.D. had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin W. Purow, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.