Sam Benjamin, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Syracuse, NY
Sam Benjamin, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1437316304, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (New York 003896, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Benjamin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 003896 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
- Phone
- (315) 464-8200
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 464-8206
- Medicaid ID
- 03373315 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110909002418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 750 E Adams St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sam Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 003896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
759 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole349 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate39 claims
- Prednisone37 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl33 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate33 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate27 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): 81.6 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: $346.56
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Auburn Community HospitalAuburn, NY
- Department OF Medicine Medical Serv Grp AT Suny Hlth Sci Ctr Syr INSyracuse, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Benjamin among 548 medical oncology physician records in New York
Sam Benjamin, M.D. is one of 548 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in New York
There are 548 medical oncology physician records in New York.
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- Haider Khadim, MDSyracuse, NY 132031174788541
- Eric Bravin, M.D.Cooperstown, NY 133261053375279
- Patrick Dwyer, M.D.Cooperstown, NY 133261952365710
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- Joseph Navone, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571407825631
Common questions
What is Sam Benjamin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sam Benjamin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437316304, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Benjamin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 464-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Benjamin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 003896, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sam Benjamin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Benjamin, M.D. had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Benjamin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.