Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bristol, TN
Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1497850515, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 34037, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin S. Scharfstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 34037 TN
0101275702 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250W, Bristol, TN 37620
- Phone
- (423) 844-6620
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 844-6626
- Medicaid IDs
- 3882258 TN
7314019 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100209000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelly Cox, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023650934
- Amy Jordan, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699516500
- Jessica McCracken, D.O.Surgery Physician1972843563
- Hannah Miller, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407711310
- Jake SidesSurgery Physician1003279662
- Karri Trivett, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699249060
Verify Benjamin S. Scharfstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
178 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate12 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Erythromycin11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,552.32
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Wellmont Medical Associates IncBristol, TN
- Wps Providers IncBristol, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
13 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bristol
They are 13 of the 1,013 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 13 in Bristol → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bristol →
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Common questions
What is Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497850515, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250W, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 844-6620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34037, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin S. Scharfstein, M.D. had 178 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.