Benjamin S. Santos, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Benjamin S. Santos, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1366621583, issued on Oct 25, 2007. Check the license (California A98885, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin S. Santos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A98885 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd # 1103, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-8780
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090902000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin S. Santos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen40 claims
- Ondansetron Odt32 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Cefuroxime11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 87.7 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Benjamin S. Santos among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Benjamin S. Santos, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in West Hollywood
They are 49 of the 2,619 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hollywood, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin S. Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin S. Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366621583, issued on Oct 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin S. Santos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd # 1103, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-8780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin S. Santos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A98885, 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 S. Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin S. Santos, M.D. had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin S. Santos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.