Dr. Benjamin Daniel Elder , MD, PhD
Neurological Surgery โข Rochester, MN
200 1st St Sw, Department Of Neurosurgery
Rochester, MN 559050001
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Dr. Benjamin Elder is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on March 25, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 620 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:
- 22614 โ Fusion of additional segment of spine: 203 service units.
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 81 service units.
- 61781 โ Computer-assisted procedure inside brain: 48 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 17 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 174. Middle half: 136 to 405.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 137. Middle half: 85 to 257.
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 922 in 2020 to 620 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
200 1st St Sw
Department Of Neurosurgery
Rochester, MN 559050001
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: Mayo Clinic. 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
Baylor College Of Medicine
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
228 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 $218,492 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 $175,533 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
17 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
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
$103 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, 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, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $18,434.99 across 54 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Travel and Lodging: $6,982.15 across 23 records.
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $6,300.00 across 1 record.
- Consulting Fee: $2,619.00 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Medtronic, Inc.: $9,154.52 across 17 records.
- SI-BONE, INC.: $6,569.42 across 21 records.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.: $1,688.21 across 9 records.
Research and ownership records are not included in these totals; they are in the table below.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 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
2010
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. Elder 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. Elder 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 Rochester and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 174. Middle half: 136 to 405.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 137. Middle half: 85 to 257.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,671. Middle half: $18,678 to $86,466.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,769. Middle half: $8,845 to $60,368.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,608. Middle half: $14,184 to $68,909.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,798. Middle half: $6,846 to $47,900.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Elder are from 2022.
76 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Rochester, MN (174 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Rochester
28.9% of these 76 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
44.7% of these 76 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 decreased 33% from 922 in 2020 to 620 in 2024.
- 2020: 922
- 2021: 797
- 2022: 689
- 2023: 703
- 2024: 620
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 23% from $284,612 in 2020 to $218,492 in 2024.
- 2020: $284,612
- 2021: $243,849
- 2022: $252,723
- 2023: $261,511
- 2024: $218,492
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $227,518 in 2020 to $175,533 in 2024.
- 2020: $227,518
- 2021: $195,388
- 2022: $201,772
- 2023: $208,792
- 2024: $175,533
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 62% from 45 in 2018 to 17 in 2022.
- 2018: 45
- 2019: 32
- 2020: 49
- 2021: 69
- 2022: 17
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 68% from 54 in 2018 to 17 in 2022.
- 2018: 54
- 2019: 32
- 2020: 49
- 2021: 69
- 2022: 17
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $818 in 2018 to $103 in 2022.
- 2018: $818
- 2019: $341
- 2020: $315
- 2021: $850
- 2022: $103
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $255.99 in 2021 to $21,573.16 in 2025.
- 2021: $255.99
- 2022: $1,199.63
- 2023: $9,050.27
- 2024: $39,842.13
- 2025: $21,573.16
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 55 records totaling $21,573.16.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $6,300.00 |
| Amgen Inc. |
General
Cash or cash equivalent
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EVENITY | Research | $3,138.17 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $2,000.00 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $763.29 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $735.33 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $534.91 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $500.00 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $438.45 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $402.18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $397.67 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $374.15 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $353.86 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $350.70 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $340.00 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $328.03 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $317.83 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $311.24 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $307.75 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $304.88 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $299.79 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $287.87 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $285.00 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $258.97 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $219.00 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM | General | $194.40 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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203 | 35 | $4504.50 | $352.39 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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81 | 81 | $333.00 | $111.64 |
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61781
Computer-assisted procedure inside brain
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48 | 47 | $3085.00 | $207.31 |
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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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48 | 48 | $299.00 | $130.31 |
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62223
Creation of brain fluid drainage shunt, ventriculo-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus
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42 | 42 | $7613.07 | $607.38 |
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22216
Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment
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36 | 14 | $3440.89 | $329.81 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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36 | 26 | $3275.00 | $214.56 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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22 | 21 | $2615.00 | $206.93 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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21 | 20 | $234.00 | $88.27 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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19 | 19 | $9725.00 | $656.65 |
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22633
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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16 | 16 | $22784.87 | $1782.77 |
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22600
Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach
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13 | 13 | $7957.73 | $703.40 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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12 | 12 | $11568.56 | $764.78 |
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22843
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments
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12 | 12 | $9198.00 | $740.65 |
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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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11 | 11 | $458.00 | $180.39 |
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 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | 64 | $102.67 | 17 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20171117000215
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5698924868
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
Mayo Clinic
200 1st St Sw, Rochester, MN 559050001
Phone: 5072842511
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 - Hematology & Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Pathology - Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 200 1ST ST SW, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, ROCHESTER, MN 559050001 (Tel: 5072842511)
Registered at 200 1ST ST SW, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, ROCHESTER, MN 559050001 (Tel: 5072842511)
Recorded as BENJAMIN ELDER, M.D./PH.D.
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MN 62002)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at DEPT OF NEUROSURGERY, 600 N. WOLFE ST., BALTIMORE, MD 212870001 (Tel: 4105026099)
Registered at 600 N WOLFE ST, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, BALTIMORE, MD 212870005 (Tel: 8327468115)
Recorded as BENJAMIN ELDER, M.D./PH.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Rochester
- Dr. Kristen Scheitler, MD
- Hirotaka Hasegawa
- Dr. Kendall Lee, MD
- Dr. Ken Porche, MD, MA
- Dr. Giuseppe Lanzino, MD
- Dr. Anthony Mikula, MD
Mailing Address
200 1st St Sw, Department Of Neurosurgery
Rochester, MN 559050001
Phone: 5072842511