NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S.

Surgery Physician · Watertown, NY

Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1225220320, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (New York 340280, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225220320
Name
Benjamin R. Sigmond
Credential
M.D., C.W.S.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
340280 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
165 Coleman Ave, Watertown, NY 13601
Phone
(315) 755-2024
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2025
Fax
(315) 755-2032
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251204000421); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 165 Coleman Ave

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

  1. Abbey Kerr, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1477107498
  2. Carlice Ruttan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740540129
  3. Valery Shikverg, MDPsychiatry Physician1366603698
  4. James Stillerman, MDSurgery Physician1699881573

Verify Benjamin R. Sigmond in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY

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 R. Sigmond among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York

Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Barayuga, MDWatertown, NY 136011881841674
  2. Daniel Bryden, D.O.Watertown, NY 136011578886933
  3. Lynsey Daniels, M.D.Watertown, NY 136011891143699
  4. Leo Gosselin, M.D.Watertown, NY 136011124001995
  5. Robert Kimball, M.D.Watertown, NY 136011295826873
  6. Alvin Maloney, MDWatertown, NY 136011942293188
  7. Walter Minaert, MDWatertown, NY 136011851328025
  8. Michael Peyser, MDWatertown, NY 136011881671238

Common questions

What is Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S.'s NPI number?

Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225220320, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 165 Coleman Ave, Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 755-2024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 340280, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Benjamin R. Sigmond, M.D., C.W.S.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 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.