Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Newport, RI
Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1871500793, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD14762, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Benjamin Weiss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD14762 RI
MD23547 OR
MD60418010 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone
- (401) 845-1201
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 845-1291
- Medicaid ID
- 286800 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141031000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Benjamin Weiss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD14762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,916 Medicare Part D claims for 541 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
- Rosuvastatin Calcium532 claims
- Eliquis525 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium436 claims
- Losartan Potassium416 claims
- Jardiance389 claims
- Spironolactone331 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: $41.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Lifespan Physician Group IncNewport, RI
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.
Joseph Benjamin Weiss among 120 cardiovascular disease physician records in Rhode Island
Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD is one of 120 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 79% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
There are 120 cardiovascular disease physician records in Rhode Island.
All 120 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Newport → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Charlton, M.D.Newport, RI 028401639391741
- Christopher Abadi, MDMiddletown, RI 028421619971314
- Robert Schwengel, MDMiddletown, RI 028421154325827
- Anthony Cannistra, MDPawtucket, RI 028601295796621
- Lauralyn Cannistra, MDPawtucket, RI 028601467413898
- Suhdong Hahn, MDPawtucket, RI 028601558416040
- Andrew Hordes, MDPawtucket, RI 028601174583595
- Tumkur Kumar, M.DPawtucket, RI 028601538184338
Common questions
What is Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871500793, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19 Friendship St, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 845-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD14762, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Benjamin Weiss, MD had 5,916 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.