NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin David Putnam, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Benjamin David Putnam, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1992143937, issued on Jun 12, 2013. Check the license (Ohio 35-133317, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992143937
Name
Benjamin David Putnam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
35-133317 OH
2018-01941 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone
(513) 862-2475
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2026
Fax
(513) 862-3421
Medicaid ID
0153540 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181015003278); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2013
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 375 Dixmyth Ave

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

  1. Mohannad Abdeltawwab, MBBCHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104715986
  2. Esther Adjei, RPHPharmacist1730045808
  3. Godbless Ajenaghughrure, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760268122
  4. Amro Al Ashi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053014282
  5. Elizabeth Alexander, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1538169669
  6. Taha Alhayani, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1871384131

Verify Benjamin David Putnam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Putnam83
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $17.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Putnam$17.37
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC

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

Benjamin David Putnam among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Benjamin David Putnam, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

566 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cincinnati

They are 566 of the 31,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Cincinnati, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salman Ahmad, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452201902834492
  2. Erin Baldos, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452201861429144
  3. Melvin Firestone, MDCincinnati, OH 452201417996646
  4. William Froschauer, MDCincinnati, OH 452201710926977
  5. James Huey, MDCincinnati, OH 452201962435891
  6. Maralyn Itzkowitz, MDCincinnati, OH 452201245279926
  7. Katheryn Kermode, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452201528024338
  8. Helen Koselka, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452201003808015

Common questions

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

Benjamin David Putnam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992143937, issued on Jun 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin David Putnam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45220. Phone: (513) 862-2475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-133317, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin David Putnam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin David Putnam, M.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.