Benjamin Wei, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

32540 Issued in AL

Practice address

2000 6TH Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233-2110

Phone

(205) 934-9999

NPI assigned

Jan 14, 2009

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery

Education

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2005

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCGroup PAC ID 1951213107, 2,784 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Alabama Hospital Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010033
• Southeast Health Medical Center Hospital, Dothan, AL, CCN 010001
• The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Hospital, Opelika, AL, CCN 010029
• St Vincent's Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010056

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.67 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.18

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bwei@direct.uabmedicine.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1093768723
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1154435824
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Houston County Healthcare Authority

  dba Southeast Alabama Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Dothan, AL
  • NPI 1164403861
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Vincent's Birmingham

  dba Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1841298999
  Care Compare affiliation
• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  dba East Alabama Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1154386431
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1154435824
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1447145818
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Victoria Elizabeth Webster
• Cori Wedgeworth
• Michael Adam Weekley
• Courtney F Weeks
• Daniel Kenneth Weese, D.M.D.
• Ruoting Wei
• Shi Wei
• Therese Faustina Marie Weidenkopf, MD
• Brandie Weidman, NP
• Samuel Jovian Weigel, M.D.

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Birmingham, AL
• Providers in Birmingham, AL by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 1, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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