Benjamin Charles Epstein, D.O., M.A.

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

OS10817 Issued in FL

Practice address

1924 US Highway 441 N
Okeechobee, FL 34972-1922

Phone

(863) 357-0540

Fax

(863) 357-0546

NPI assigned

Dec 28, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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.

• Fort Pierce Orthopaedics LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Fort Pierce, FL
  • NPI 1639246234
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD FL, Orthopaedic Surgery
• Atlantic Cape Orthopedics and Sports Medicine LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Northfield, NJ
  • NPI 1467694851
  NPD (past) Authorized official Orthopaedic Surgery
• Southeast Volusia Medical Services Inc

  • Surgery Physician
  • New Smyrna Beach, FL
  • NPI 1104868876
  NPD (past)

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

• Lawnwood Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Pierce, FL
  • NPI 1568409647
  Care Compare affiliation Hospital
• Okeechobee Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Okeechobee, FL
  • NPI 1215974134
  Care Compare affiliation Hospital
• Pinnacle Home Care of the Palm Beaches, LLC.

  • Home Health Agency
  • Port St Lucie, FL
  • NPI 1285191825
  Care Compare affiliation Home health agency

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Fort Pierce Orthopaedics LLC 19 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Pinnacle Home Care Home health agency, Port Saint Lucie, FL, CCN 109610
• HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Hospital, Okeechobee, FL, CCN 100252
• HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital Hospital, Fort Pierce, FL, CCN 100246

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as individual

Promoting interoperability

97

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

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.

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Master of Arts

State licenses

Practice roles (3 of 5)

Locations

Networks

• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
• Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: benjamin.epstein@hca4.eclinicaldirectplus.com

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Oct 10, 2012.

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• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 10, 2012; 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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