Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1124297122, issued on Feb 22, 2008. Check the license (New York 243208, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taisha Lashon Benjamin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 243208 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1167 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Phone
- (718) 778-0198
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Fax
- (718) 221-8169
- Medicaid ID
- 00695941 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taisha Lashon 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 243208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Taisha Lashon Benjamin among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D. is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
718 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 718 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124297122, issued on Feb 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1167 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11225. Phone: (718) 778-0198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 243208, 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 Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taisha Lashon Benjamin, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.