Dr. Benjamin K Scott , MD
Anesthesiology โข Aurora, CO
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 800452545
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NPI assigned on December 21, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 165 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 โ Critical care: 96 service units.
- 00670 โ Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine: 20 service units.
- 00731 โ Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Aurora, CO (2024, 98 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 80. Middle half: 33 to 166.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Colorado (2024, 573 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 66. Middle half: 30 to 135.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 164 in 2020 to 165 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 800452545
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Physicians Incorporated. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
155 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $30,708 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $24,547 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $25.57 in 2022
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022.
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Scott has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Scott as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Aurora and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Aurora, CO (2024, 98 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 80. Middle half: 33 to 166.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Colorado (2024, 573 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 66. Middle half: 30 to 135.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Aurora, CO (2024, 98 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,224. Middle half: $2,565 to $16,160.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Colorado (2024, 573 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,455. Middle half: $3,190 to $16,474.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Aurora, CO (2024, 98 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,167. Middle half: $1,966 to $13,052.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Colorado (2024, 573 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,611. Middle half: $2,532 to $13,230.
163 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Aurora, CO (1,205 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Aurora
1.2% of these 163 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
82.2% of these 163 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 164 in 2020 and 165 in 2024.
- 2020: 164
- 2021: 210
- 2022: 185
- 2023: 159
- 2024: 165
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 12% from $34,737 in 2020 to $30,708 in 2024.
- 2020: $34,737
- 2021: $43,943
- 2022: $45,762
- 2023: $34,421
- 2024: $30,708
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 15% from $28,899 in 2020 to $24,547 in 2024.
- 2020: $28,899
- 2021: $36,238
- 2022: $36,879
- 2023: $27,552
- 2024: $24,547
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $16.91 in 2019 to $25.57 in 2022.
- 2019: $16.91
- 2020: $30.85
- 2021: $22.92
- 2022: $25.57
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $25.57.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $25.57 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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96 | 42 | $880.00 | $208.92 |
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00670
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine
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20 | 20 | $4590.00 | $377.00 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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19 | 19 | $915.79 | $82.65 |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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17 | 17 | $258.00 | $42.57 |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $792.31 | $62.89 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207LC0200X
An anesthesiologist, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
I20111005000882
CO
8628100567
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Physicians Incorporated
1665 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO 800452517
Phone: 7208480000
University Physicians Incorporated
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 800452545
Phone: 7208480000
University Physicians Incorporated
13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 800457106
Phone: 7207771234
University Physicians Incorporated
1635 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO 800452541
Phone: 7208480000
University Physicians Incorporated
1675 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO 800452517
Phone: 7208480000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 21, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Aurora
- Dr. Anthony Oliva, MD, PhD
- Dr. David Douin, MD
- Kyle Marshall
- Dr. Mario Villasenor, MD
- Dr. Kenton Howard, MD
- Dr. Jaime Daly, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 110429
Aurora, CO 800420429
Phone: 3034937000