Benny Weksler, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Benny Weksler, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1780803999, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD052333L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benny Weksler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD052333L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave Ste 363, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-6137
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-4334
- Medicaid IDs
- 03139875 MS
201125001 AR
Q001886 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070625000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 E North Ave Ste 363
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kurt De Haven, CRNPNurse Practitioner1063439511
- Hiran Fernando, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1629023809
- Pamala Kuchta, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992975361
- Christopher Stranko, MPA, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194781062
Verify Benny Weksler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD052333LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17,632.33
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicWexford, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benny Weksler among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Benny Weksler, M.D. is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bailey, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121033185277
- Daniel Benckart, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121215937164
- Lawrence Crist, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152121639106263
- Ray Crouch, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121689666299
- Hazem El-Khatib, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121710957162
- Hiran Fernando, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121629023809
- Jeffrey Fulton, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121659384352
- Michael Halbreiner, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121972778876
Common questions
What is Benny Weksler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benny Weksler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780803999, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benny Weksler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave Ste 363, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benny Weksler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD052333L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Benny Weksler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.