Benjamin Wu, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Jose, CA
Benjamin Wu, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1740382381, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (California A68778, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A68778 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95126
- Phone
- (408) 871-3400
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A68778Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,572 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis392 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate356 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Carvedilol260 claims
- Losartan Potassium255 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium207 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): 81.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $253.32
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists IncMountain View, CA
- EL Camino Health Medical Network LLCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Wu among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Benjamin Wu, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Costantino Gallo, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261669402384
- Anthony Lopez, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261417986019
- Norman Lowenbraun, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261962448530
- Akik Parikh, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261578674149
- Robert Quint, MDSan Jose, CA 951261649348350
- Meenakshi Aggarwal, MDSan Jose, CA 951281669560249
- Silpa Avula, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281386675981
- Joseph Casey, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241124083472
Common questions
What is Benjamin Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740382381, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA, 95126. Phone: (408) 871-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A68778, 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 Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Wu, M.D. had 3,572 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Wu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.