NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Benjamin, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA

John Benjamin, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679987374, issued on Jun 20, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT206816, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679987374
Name
John Benjamin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MT206816 PA
19383 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
245 N. 15TH Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone
(215) 762-2365
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200122002795); accepts Medicare assignment
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 245 N. 15TH Street

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

  1. Jeffrey Smith, DOInternal Medicine Physician1376103630

Verify John Benjamin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

182 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. John Benjamin182
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin17 claims
  2. Naproxen17 claims
  3. Prednisone15 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt14 claims
  5. Famotidine12 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vituity-Nevada Medical Services Koury And Partners PCLas Vegas, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Benjamin among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

John Benjamin, M.D. is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,006 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 1,006 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Baccash, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021558300962
  2. William Burdick, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021750324661
  3. Eric Farabaugh, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191021952364887
  4. John Fojtik, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021982642591
  5. Michael Greenberg, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021649213166
  6. Neal Handly, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021720026875
  7. Ernest Leber, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021588607998
  8. Lisa McGinty, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021285689745

Common questions

What is John Benjamin, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Benjamin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679987374, issued on Jun 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Benjamin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 N. 15TH Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone: (215) 762-2365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Benjamin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT206816, 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.

How much does John Benjamin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Benjamin, M.D. had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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