NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Washington, DC

Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S. is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1891115929, issued on Apr 16, 2014. Check the license (District of Columbia 5910, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891115929
Name
Benjamin O. Watkins
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
5910 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2440 M Street, NW #610, Washington, DC 20037
Phone
(202) 466-3333
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(202) 466-4155
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Watkins41
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin15 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: $170.04

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Watkins$170.04
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Benjamin O. Watkins among 32 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in District of Columbia

Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S. is one of 32 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in District of Columbia

There are 32 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in District of Columbia.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allen Robinson, DDSWashington, DC 200371265662985
  2. Christopher Shim, DDS, MDWashington, DC 200371306224266
  3. Jeffrey Gitelman, D.D.S.Washington, DC 200361629056361
  4. Farzaneh Rostami, DDSWashington, DC 200361295055762
  5. Zachary Saltman, DMDWashinton, DC 200361699162701
  6. Thomas Shin, DMDWashington, DC 200361154687218
  7. Lenora Blathers, DDSWashington, DC 200241134263148
  8. Daniel Howard, DDSWashington, DC 200241740475979

Common questions

What is Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891115929, issued on Apr 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2440 M Street, NW #610, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 466-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number 5910, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin O. Watkins, D.D.S. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.