Dr. Benjamin William Meyer , MD
Pediatrics โข Duluth, MN
400 E Third Street
Duluth, MN 558051951
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on April 21, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 186 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:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 77 service units.
- G0439 โ Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 39 service units.
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 36 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 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,542 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 291 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 177 prescription fills, including refills.
- Rosuvastatin Calcium โ 168 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 78 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 285. Middle half: 145 to 704.
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 171 in 2020 to 186 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
400 E Third Street
Duluth, MN 558051951
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 2 distinct group names: Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center; The Duluth Clinic Ltd. 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
University Of Minnesota Medical School
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
76 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 $17,216 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 $13,410 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.
30-day fills
8,123 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$397,212 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 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
2014
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
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Meyer 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. Meyer 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 Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 285. Middle half: 145 to 704.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,709. Middle half: $10,608 to $32,408.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,270. Middle half: $8,816 to $27,802.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 45 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 542. Middle half: 52 to 2,507.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Duluth have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 45 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,257. Middle half: $11,098 to $242,498.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Duluth have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
34 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Duluth, MN (1,292 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Duluth
2.9% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
2.9% of these 34 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: 171 in 2020 and 186 in 2024.
- 2020: 171
- 2021: 238
- 2022: 165
- 2023: 165
- 2024: 186
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 28% from $13,470 in 2020 to $17,216 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,470
- 2021: $28,927
- 2022: $19,441
- 2023: $18,696
- 2024: $17,216
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 41% from $9,496 in 2020 to $13,410 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,496
- 2021: $21,163
- 2022: $14,614
- 2023: $13,980
- 2024: $13,410
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 39% from 2,557 in 2020 to 3,542 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,557
- 2021: 2,875
- 2022: 3,088
- 2023: 3,002
- 2024: 3,542
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 40% from 5,784 in 2020 to 8,123 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,784
- 2021: 6,511
- 2022: 6,949
- 2023: 6,702
- 2024: 8,123
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 193% from $135,404 in 2020 to $397,212 in 2024.
- 2020: $135,404
- 2021: $185,157
- 2022: $268,383
- 2023: $330,516
- 2024: $397,212
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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77 | 61 | $219.74 | $90.61 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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39 | 39 | $263.67 | $125.99 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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36 | 27 | $313.81 | $133.11 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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34 | 27 | $60.00 | $15.68 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 291 | 24,792 | $3,972.85 | 86 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 177 | 13,276 | $1,944.03 | 53 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 168 | 12,639 | $2,771.85 | 45 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 160 | 13,476 | $2,048.55 | 49 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 155 | 12,910 | $1,083.63 | 48 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 142 | 10,196 | $2,290.64 | 34 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 122 | 9,430 | $1,851.75 | 39 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 89 | 7,128 | $427.82 | 24 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 88 | 6,789 | $1,422.87 | 28 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 86 | 4,012 | $5,628.03 | 17 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 85 | 6,667 | $119,224.31 | 19 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 83 | 6,656 | $972.94 | 21 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 83 | 5,899 | $1,614.57 | 21 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 81 | 6,428 | $1,731.85 | 26 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 77 | 4,635 | $723.31 | 21 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 77 | 4,606 | $1,238.89 | 18 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 75 | 4,560 | $1,094.54 | 31 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 73 | 3,228 | $61,811.75 | 14 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 71 | 5,507 | $969.52 | 21 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 68 | 4,343 | $878.19 | 19 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 67 | 3,410 | $6,346.41 | 17 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 52 | 3,867 | $371.01 | 16 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 45 | 3,300 | $7,179.30 | 14 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 43 | 2,669 | $438.38 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 37 | 3,132 | $56,558.69 | 13 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20180828002623
MN
5890044689
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
Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 558115640
Phone: 2187865360
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868364
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 400 EAST THIRD STREET, MCL2CRED, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187868364)
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: MN 63651)
Registered at 400 E THIRD STREET, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187868364)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 913 CULVER RD, ROCHESTER, NY 146097141 (Tel: 5856545432)
Registered at 913 CULVER RD, ROCHESTER, NY 146097141 (Tel: 5856545432)
Recorded as BENJAMIN MEYER, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Duluth
All Pediatrics Specialists in DuluthMailing Address
400 East Third Street, Mcl2cred
Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868364