Dr. Benjamin S Scharfstein , MD
Surgery โข Bristol, TN
1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250w
Bristol, TN 376207431
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 September 13, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 417 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: 109 service units.
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 93 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 56 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 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 86 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:
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf (Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates) โ 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 12 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 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 97 to 353.
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 627 in 2020 to 417 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250w
Bristol, TN 376207431
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Bristol, TN; Marion, VA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Wellmont Medical Associates Inc; Wps Providers Inc. 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
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
290 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 $55,203 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 $43,374 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
92 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
$1,911 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: $1,998.24 across 26 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $998.96 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $908.21 across 23 records.
- Education: $91.07 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $1,805.73 across 16 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $35.58 across 1 record.
- Elucent Medical: $31.09 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
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 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
2006
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
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)
Dr. Scharfstein 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. Scharfstein 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 Bristol and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 97 to 353.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Bristol have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,307. Middle half: $10,569 to $45,912.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Bristol have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 357 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,139. Middle half: $8,076 to $35,557.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Bristol have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 326 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 86. Middle half: 38 to 147.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Bristol have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Tennessee (2024, 326 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $563. Middle half: $181 to $2,980.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Bristol have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
13 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Bristol, TN (632 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Bristol
0% of these 13 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 13 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 627 in 2020 to 417 in 2024.
- 2020: 627
- 2021: 588
- 2022: 501
- 2023: 439
- 2024: 417
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 64% from $151,454 in 2020 to $55,203 in 2024.
- 2020: $151,454
- 2021: $137,833
- 2022: $137,105
- 2023: $78,151
- 2024: $55,203
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 64% from $120,774 in 2020 to $43,374 in 2024.
- 2020: $120,774
- 2021: $108,825
- 2022: $108,209
- 2023: $61,464
- 2024: $43,374
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 90 in 2020 and 86 in 2024.
- 2020: 90
- 2021: 90
- 2022: 85
- 2023: 42
- 2024: 86
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 90 in 2020 and 92 in 2024.
- 2020: 90
- 2021: 110
- 2022: 101
- 2023: 56
- 2024: 92
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $565 in 2020 to $1,911 in 2024.
- 2020: $565
- 2021: $583
- 2022: $1,675
- 2023: $170
- 2024: $1,911
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $291.31 in 2021 to $1,998.24 in 2025.
- 2021: $291.31
- 2022: $17,229.58
- 2023: $356.06
- 2024: $3,615.43
- 2025: $1,998.24
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): 26 records totaling $1,998.24.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $961.96 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $100.62 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $94.67 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $91.07 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $88.23 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $71.39 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $61.44 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $55.60 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $47.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $46.79 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $46.50 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $38.46 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $37.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRANSORB | General | $35.58 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $34.69 |
| Elucent Medical |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $31.09 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $28.01 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT | General | $18.92 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $18.85 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $17.00 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ACTIV.A.C. | General | $14.66 |
| Microline Surgical Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $13.84 |
| Clinical Technology, Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Vascular Product | General | $13.49 |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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CellerateRX | General | $13.05 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $11.46 |
(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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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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109 | 90 | $146.05 | $85.33 |
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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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93 | 93 | $206.66 | $104.92 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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56 | 36 | $104.79 | $47.10 |
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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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32 | 32 | $315.19 | $158.79 |
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77001
Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device
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25 | 25 | $95.08 | $16.89 |
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36561
Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)
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24 | 24 | $1374.38 | $299.32 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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23 | 23 | $292.87 | $164.90 |
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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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19 | 19 | $304.79 | $119.88 |
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47562
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $2240.86 | $587.71 |
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45378
Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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11 | 11 | $791.09 | $176.96 |
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49650
Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $1934.73 | $415.84 |
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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| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf | Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 22 | 27 | $1,315.37 | 22 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 17 | 73 | $107.97 | 17 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | 540 | $18.71 | โ |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | 33 | $39.53 | 12 |
| Neomycin Sulfate | Neomycin Sulfate | 12 | 15 | $61.81 | โ |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 11 | 14 | $367.97 | โ |
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: 2024-12-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20230117000074
VA
9931280807
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
Wps Providers Inc
24530 Falcon Place Blvd, Abingdon, VA 242117665
Phone: 2766190075
Wps Providers Inc
594 Radio Hill Rd, Marion, VA 243544224
Phone: 4238442260
Wellmont Medical Associates Inc
1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 376207430
Phone: 4238441121
Wps Providers Inc
1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 376207430
Phone: 4238445583
Wps Providers Inc
1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 376207431
Phone: 4238446620
Wps Providers Inc
1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 376207468
Phone: 4238445500
Wps Providers Inc
1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 376207430
Phone: 4238441121
Secondary Practice Locations
594 Radio Hill Rd
Marion, VA 243544224
Phone: 4238446620
1 Medical Park Blvd
Bristol, TN 376207430
Phone: 4238441121
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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 1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD STE 250W, BRISTOL, TN 376207431 (Tel: 4238446620)
Registered at 1021 W OAKLAND AVE STE 310, JOHNSON CITY, TN 376042192 (Tel: 4233026565)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, 250 WEST, BRISTOL, TN 376207430 (Tel: 4238446620)
Registered at 1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, 250 WEST, BRISTOL, TN 376207430 (Tel: 4238446620)
Recorded as BENJAMIN SCHARFSTEIN, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TN 34037)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Bristol
- Dr. Robert Blanton, MD
- Dr. Eugene Mcclintic, MD
- Jake Sides
- Dr. Jessica Mccracken, DO
- Dr. Thomas Greene, MD
- Dr. George Pope, MD
Mailing Address
1021 W Oakland Ave Ste 310
Johnson City, TN 376042192
Phone: 4233026565