Benjamin Popescu , PA
Physician Assistant • Portland, OR
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 972393011
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Benjamin Popescu is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on July 21, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 50 Original Medicare Part B services in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2020:
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 21 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 17 service units.
- 99217 — Hospital observation care on day of discharge: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 37 in 2017 to 50 in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2020.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 972393011
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,394 in 2020
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2020. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2020.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,158 in 2020
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2020, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2020.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
NPI first issued
2015
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Benjamin Popescu 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 Benjamin Popescu 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 Portland and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Benjamin Popescu are from 2020.
464 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Portland, OR (2,095 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Portland
24.1% of these 464 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 464 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 increased 35% from 37 in 2017 to 50 in 2020.
- 2017: 37
- 2018: 68
- 2019: 48
- 2020: 50
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 90% from $2,315 in 2017 to $4,394 in 2020.
- 2017: $2,315
- 2018: $5,455
- 2019: $2,420
- 2020: $4,394
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 132% from $1,793 in 2017 to $4,158 in 2020.
- 2017: $1,793
- 2018: $4,216
- 2019: $1,826
- 2020: $4,158
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2020), 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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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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21 | 21 | $392.86 | $110.43 |
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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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17 | 15 | $275.00 | $77.16 |
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99217
Hospital observation care on day of discharge
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12 | 12 | $176.00 | $63.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2020; 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: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20200320002806
CA
2163722364
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
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 - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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 3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD, PORTLAND, OR 972393011 (Tel: 5034947551)
Registered at 3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD, PORTLAND, OR 972393011 (Tel: 5034947551)
Recorded as BENJAMIN POPESCU, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: OR PA180398)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 600 E 233RD ST, BRONX, NY 104662604 (Tel: 7189209000)
Registered at 300 W 142ND ST, APT 7, NEW YORK, NY 100301428 (Tel: 5035451470)
Recorded as BENJAMIN POPESCU, PA
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Portland
- Barbara Martin, PA
- Jessica Nguyen, PA-C
- Jessica Gunn, PA-C
- Karl Winston, PA
- Geneva Eagon, PA
- Nathan Fennewald, PA-C
Mailing Address
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 972393011
Phone: 5034947551