Individual provider Active NPI

Benjamin Samstein, MD

  • Transplant Surgery Physician
  • New York, NY
National Provider Identifier
1164463733
Registry record updated Jul 23, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Transplant Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 204F00000X
License
2213601 Issued in NY
Practice address
1283 York Ave
9TH Floor
New York, NY 10065
Phone
(212) 746-2127
NPI assigned
Jun 8, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 23, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X 2213601 NY Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1283 York Ave
9TH Floor
New York, NY 10065

Mailing address

525 E 68TH St
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone (212) 746-2127

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
02578412MedicaidNY

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20040817000404 NY Practitioner - General Surgery 8921071077 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General Surgery
Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 1997
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Weill Medical College of CornellGroup PAC ID 6800709023, 2,023 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1305 York Ave
New York, NY 10021-5663
Phone (212) 590-5723

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
85.32
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
4301111414MIMDTransplant Surgery Physician
2213601NYMDTransplant Surgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell CurrentSince Apr 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell Surgery CurrentSince Apr 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
Cornell University Medical College Past Accepting new patients
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital Past Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Transplant Surgery Past Accepting new patients

Locations

622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-4931

525 E 68th St
New York, NY 10065
Phone (212) 746-2846

1305 York Ave
New York, NY 10021
Phone (646) 962-2020

622 W 168th St
Ph 14C
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-4146

622 W 168th St
Fl 14
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-6788

50 E 69th St
New York, NY 10021
Phone (212) 570-4000

41 Elizabeth St
New York, NY 10013
Phone (212) 219-0534

Networks

  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H5989
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H9678
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H3359
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H1722

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: samstei@direct.nyp.org
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 5

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "100654870",
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        },
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        "credential": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-08",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-23",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-23",
        "status": "A"
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        }
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}

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