Benjamin Shanker, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Benjamin Shanker, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1477843167, issued on Apr 14, 2011. Check the license (California A123184, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Shanker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A123184 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 E 7TH St, Long Beach, CA 90822
- Phone
- (562) 826-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170125002630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Shanker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- G2 Anesthesia PCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Shanker among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Benjamin Shanker, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in California
There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jimmy Apisakkul, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908221740516335
- Stephen Au, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908221396036331
- Jeffrey Cashin, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908221780029959
- Melissa Chang, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908221558704346
- Dominic Di TomassoLong Beach, CA 908221447516398
- Andrew Djunaidi, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908221235573239
- Michelle Kim, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908221316111669
- Vincent LinLong Beach, CA 908221942566963
Common questions
What is Benjamin Shanker, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Shanker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477843167, issued on Apr 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Shanker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 E 7TH St, Long Beach, CA, 90822. Phone: (562) 826-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Shanker, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A123184, 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.
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.