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

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois

312 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Chicago, IL (771 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Chicago

0% of these 312 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0% of these 312 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-11

Acupuncturist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 198001501

An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

10 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 11, 2020

Registered at 1314 W ARGYLE ST APT 1, CHICAGO, IL 606404057 (Tel: 8473872940)

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Updated Practice Location February 10, 2020

Registered at 17 N WABASH AVE STE 470, CHICAGO, IL 606024818 (Tel: 3125083955)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 10, 2020

Registered at 2138 S INDIANA AVE APT 2204, CHICAGO, IL 606165165 (Tel: 8473872940)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 10, 2020

Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 198001501)

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NPI Profile Active October 09, 2018

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) October 09, 2018

Registered at 111 JOHN ST RM 1040, NEW YORK, NY 100383133 (Tel: 6468569716)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) October 09, 2018

Registered at 24 LEFFERTS AVE APT 1F, BROOKLYN, NY 112253915 (Tel: 8473872940)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) October 09, 2018

Recorded as BENEDICTO UY, L.AC

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 09, 2018

Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: NY 006351-1)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 09, 2018

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609341387

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 09, 2018

Last Update: August 11, 2020

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1314 W Argyle St Apt 1

Chicago, IL 606404057

Phone: 8473872940

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.