Dr. Benjamin Richard Kafka , MD
Neurological Surgery โข Salem, OR
2485 12th St Se
Salem, OR 973022151
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Dr. Benjamin Kafka is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 14, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 261 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:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 110 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 51 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 51 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 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 486 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:
- Methocarbamol โ 182 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 138 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin โ 36 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 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 199. Middle half: 97 to 318.
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 105 in 2022 to 261 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2485 12th St Se
Salem, OR 973022151
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: Capital Neurosurgery Specialists. 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
Creighton University School Of Medicine
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
143 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 $38,773 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 $28,884 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
493 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
$5,918 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $203.74 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $203.74 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Medtronic, Inc.: $107.58 across 2 records.
- Abbott Laboratories: $51.76 across 2 records.
- DJO, LLC: $44.40 across 1 record.
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
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. Kafka 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. Kafka 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 Salem and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 199. Middle half: 97 to 318.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,307. Middle half: $16,041 to $64,862.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,637. Middle half: $12,335 to $49,418.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 51. Middle half: 29 to 153.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $365. Middle half: $180 to $1,242.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
10 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Salem, OR (134 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 149% from 105 in 2022 to 261 in 2024.
- 2022: 105
- 2023: 207
- 2024: 261
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 259% from $10,788 in 2022 to $38,773 in 2024.
- 2022: $10,788
- 2023: $27,713
- 2024: $38,773
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 235% from $8,617 in 2022 to $28,884 in 2024.
- 2022: $8,617
- 2023: $20,528
- 2024: $28,884
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 391% from 99 in 2022 to 486 in 2024.
- 2022: 99
- 2023: 352
- 2024: 486
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 398% from 99 in 2022 to 493 in 2024.
- 2022: 99
- 2023: 356
- 2024: 493
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $882 in 2022 to $5,918 in 2024.
- 2022: $882
- 2023: $4,728
- 2024: $5,918
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $604.89 in 2022 to $203.74 in 2025.
- 2022: $604.89
- 2023: $438.45
- 2024: $285.29
- 2025: $203.74
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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): fewer than 11 records totaling $203.74.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $62.01 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $45.57 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $44.40 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $26.63 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $25.13 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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110 | 61 | $255.00 | $85.43 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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51 | 51 | $469.00 | $157.32 |
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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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51 | 40 | $360.00 | $119.42 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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24 | 24 | $366.00 | $124.16 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $619.00 | $211.00 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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11 | 11 | $3165.00 | $848.05 |
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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| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 182 | 3,000 | $2,250.12 | 73 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 138 | 1,597 | $1,242.95 | 76 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 36 | 1,016 | $345.25 | โ |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | Hydromorphone Hcl | 27 | 353 | $388.91 | โ |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 19 | 545 | $369.41 | 11 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 16 | 98 | $90.46 | 13 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 16 | 493 | $190.39 | โ |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 14 | 292 | $105.11 | โ |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 13 | 287 | $224.42 | โ |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 13 | 495 | $501.98 | โ |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | 165 | $208.93 | 12 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-02-17NUCC 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
I20220707003315
OR
0244622330
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
Capital Neurosurgery Specialists
2485 12th St Se, Salem, OR 973022151
Phone: 5033991386
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 - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
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 2485 12TH ST SE, SALEM, OR 973022151 (Tel: 5033991386)
Registered at 2485 12TH ST SE, SALEM, OR 973022151 (Tel: 5033991386)
Registered at 875 OAK ST SE STE 5060, SALEM, OR 973013987 (Tel: 5033991386)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OR MD2079733)
Registered at 875 OAK ST. SE #5060, SALEM, OR 97301 (Tel: 5033991386)
Recorded as BENJAMIN KAFKA, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 5201 HARRY HINES BLVD, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, DALLAS, TX 752357708 (Tel: 2145908058)
Registered at PO BOX 660599, DALLAS, TX 752660599
Recorded as BENJAMIN KAFKA
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 Salem
- Dr. Charles Hatchette, MD
- Dr. Julie York, MD
- Dr. Michael Nanaszko, MD
- Dr. Seymur Gahramanov, MD
- Dr. Maurice Collada, MD
Mailing Address
2485 12th St Se
Salem, OR 973022151
Phone: 5033991386