Dr. Benjamin Vavra , DDS
Dentist - General Practice β’ Elk River, MN
Elk River Family Dentistry, 303 Main St Nw
Elk River, MN 55330
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Elk River Family Dentistry
303 Main St Nw
Elk River, MN 55330
What Public CMS Data Show
Dentist - General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2021
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.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Elk River and Minnesota
10 active clinicians are listed under Dentist - General Practice with a practice address in Elk River, MN (2,178 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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: 2025-04-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 1223G0001X
A general dentist is the primary dental care provider for patients of all ages. The general dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients' oral health needs.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at ELK RIVER FAMILY DENTISTRY, 303 MAIN ST NW, ELK RIVER, MN 55330 (Tel: 7344419181)
Recorded as BENJAMIN VAVRA, DDS
Dentist (license number reported to NPPES: MN D14698)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER, 1400 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH, BRONX, NY 10461 (Tel: 7798044467)
Registered at JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER, 1400 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH, BRONX, NY 10461
Recorded as BENJAMIN VAVRA
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dentist - General Practices in Elk River
Healthcare providers in Elk RiverMailing Address
Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461