Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Jose, CA
Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1437235942, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California G72425, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie C. Kwai Ben
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G72425 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 International Cir, San Jose, CA 95119
- Phone
- (408) 972-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G724250 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110125001294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 260 International Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Valerie C. Kwai Ben in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72425Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,836 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate304 claims
- Entresto204 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate197 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Jardiance171 claims
- Losartan Potassium157 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie C. Kwai Ben among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 California 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 California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Alloggiamento, MDSan Jose, CA 951191881770386
- Kenneth Battaglia, MDSan Jose, CA 951191871679381
- Charlotte Hu, MDSan Jose, CA 951191588740013
- James Jang, MDSan Jose, CA 951191679651152
- Jeremy KongSan Jose, CA 951191396276895
- Ashok Krishnaswami, MDSan Jose, CA 951191699851196
- Everett LaiSan Jose, CA 951191770019416
- Alexander Liu, MDSan Jose, CA 951191235143363
Common questions
What is Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD's NPI number?
Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437235942, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 International Cir, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 972-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G72425, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie C. Kwai Ben, MD had 2,836 Medicare Part D claims for 533 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.