Dr. Benjamin Ling , MD
Neurological Surgery โข Spokane, WA
105 W 8th Ave, Suite 200
Spokane, WA 992042302
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Dr. Benjamin Ling is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 23, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 256 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: 63 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 61 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 37 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 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Spokane, WA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 121 to 378.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
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 261 in 2020 to 256 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
105 W 8th Ave
Suite 200
Spokane, WA 992042302
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: Providence Health And Services Washington. 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
Ohio State University College Of Medicine
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
202 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 $44,100 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 $33,134 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: $1,536.69 across 9 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $1,453.31 across 6 records.
- Food and Beverage: $83.38 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $1,453.31 across 6 records.
- Sawtooth Surgical Solutions INC: $39.00 across 1 record.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $26.75 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
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 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. Ling 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. Ling 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 Spokane and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Spokane, WA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 121 to 378.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Spokane, WA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,617. Middle half: $16,407 to $117,517.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,322. Middle half: $14,691 to $83,750.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Spokane, WA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,959. Middle half: $12,660 to $91,309.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,269. Middle half: $10,947 to $65,100.
17 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Spokane, WA (232 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spokane
23.5% of these 17 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.7% of these 17 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 varied from year to year: 261 in 2020 and 256 in 2024.
- 2020: 261
- 2021: 236
- 2022: 258
- 2023: 61
- 2024: 256
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 43% from $77,057 in 2020 to $44,100 in 2024.
- 2020: $77,057
- 2021: $43,246
- 2022: $84,958
- 2023: $8,192
- 2024: $44,100
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 45% from $59,896 in 2020 to $33,134 in 2024.
- 2020: $59,896
- 2021: $33,199
- 2022: $66,447
- 2023: $6,527
- 2024: $33,134
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) varied from year to year: $1,426.68 in 2021 and $1,536.69 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,426.68
- 2022: $224.92
- 2023: $373.67
- 2024: $191.79
- 2025: $1,536.69
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (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 $1,536.69.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $429.83 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $401.48 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $221.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $198.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $198.00 |
| Sawtooth Surgical Solutions INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $39.00 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRUFILL | General | $26.75 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AQUAMANTYS(TM) | General | $17.63 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $5.00 |
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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63 | 56 | $276.00 | $89.67 |
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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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61 | 61 | $508.00 | $163.73 |
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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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37 | 20 | $152.00 | $48.23 |
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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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30 | 30 | $396.00 | $127.51 |
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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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28 | 28 | $343.00 | $110.95 |
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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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20 | 18 | $391.00 | $117.04 |
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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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17 | 16 | $3426.00 | $1023.90 |
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: 2021-11-08NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20040609000903
WA
1052394251
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
Providence Health And Services Washington
101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA 992042307
Providence Health And Services Washington
105 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA 992042318
Providence Health And Services Washington
1200 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA 991143354
Phone: 5096843701
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 23, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Spokane
- Dr. Kunal Shah, MD
- Dr. Edward Yap, MD
- Dr. Alexander Mackay, MD
- Dr. Nathaniel Whitney, MD
- Phillip Choi
- Dr. Allan Heller, MD
Mailing Address
105 W 8th Ave, Suite 200
Spokane, WA 992042302
Phone: 5096249112