Dr. Ben Shofty , MD
Neurological Surgery โข Houston, TX
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
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Dr. Ben Shofty is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 7, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 113 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:
- G2212 โ Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or: 41 service units.
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 19 service units.
- G2211 โ Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 15 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 89 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 99 to 401.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 256. Middle half: 110 to 560.
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 11 in 2023 to 113 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
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: University Of Utah Surgical Services. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
73 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 $22,781 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 $18,099 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $5,575.50 across 16 records.
By nature of payment
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program: $4,062.50 across 3 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,029.70 across 12 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $483.30 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Abbott Laboratories: $4,430.45 across 7 records.
- NEUROPACE, INC.: $899.62 across 6 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $245.43 across 3 records.
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
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2020
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Shofty 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. Shofty 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 Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 89 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 99 to 401.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 256. Middle half: 110 to 560.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 89 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,249. Middle half: $12,943 to $115,997.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,986. Middle half: $14,859 to $117,573.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 89 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,930. Middle half: $9,856 to $90,139.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,029. Middle half: $11,443 to $92,475.
170 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Houston, TX (669 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
33.5% of these 170 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.5% of these 170 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 went from 11 in 2023 to 113 in 2024.
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 113
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $369 in 2023 to $22,781 in 2024.
- 2023: $369
- 2024: $22,781
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $240 in 2023 to $18,099 in 2024.
- 2023: $240
- 2024: $18,099
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 76% from $3,165.13 in 2022 to $5,575.50 in 2025.
- 2022: $3,165.13
- 2023: $3,958.38
- 2024: $1,816.93
- 2025: $5,575.50
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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): 16 records totaling $5,575.50.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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INFINITY | General | $1,950.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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INFINITY | General | $1,300.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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INFINITY | General | $812.50 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $483.30 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $172.69 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $117.83 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - DBS | General | $113.37 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $111.72 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $107.47 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $105.01 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Vercise | General | $89.38 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $59.49 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $47.87 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - DBS | General | $42.68 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RNS Neurostimulator Kit | General | $38.14 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $24.05 |
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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G2212
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or
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41 | 23 | $93.73 | $29.76 |
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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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19 | 18 | $609.24 | $131.55 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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15 | 14 | $36.74 | $15.69 |
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61885
Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array
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13 | 13 | $2316.47 | $527.02 |
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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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13 | 13 | $857.84 | $172.50 |
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61886
Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to 2 or more electrode arrays
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12 | 12 | $3590.03 | $811.01 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-08-28NUCC 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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20220818003407
UT
4284017567
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Utah Surgical Services
175 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 841321103
Phone: 8015857575
University Of Utah Surgical Services
50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 841320100
Phone: 8015812121
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: UT 12872768-1252)
Record officially reactivated for active practice on February 02, 2022
Registered at ONE BAYLOR PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (Tel: 7137985928)
Registered at ONE BAYLOR PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (Tel: 7137985928)
Recorded as BEN SHOFTY, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPPES lists this NPI as deactivated as of May 28, 2021; the reason is not published.
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at ONE BAYLOR PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (Tel: 7137985928)
Registered at ONE BAYLOR PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (Tel: 7137985928)
Recorded as BEN SHOFTY, MD, PHD
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 Houston
- Dr. Yevgeniy Freyvert, MD
- Dr. Richard Westmark, MD
- Dr. Nelson Moss, MD
- Dr. Alejandro Bugarini, MD
- Dr. Bledi Brahimaj, MD
- Dr. Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS
Mailing Address
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 7137985928