Benjamin Lewis Karfunkle, MD

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

036.177797 Issued in IL

Practice address

1653 W Congress Pkwy
Chicago, IL 60612-3833

Phone

(312) 942-5000

NPI assigned

Mar 27, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, IL2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Rush University Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 5496658874, 1,521 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Rush University Medical Center Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140119
• Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450068
• Harris Health Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450289

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.11 of 100Reported as group

Quality

69.15

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.63

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Rush University Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1093819542

  Emergency Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Rush Oak Park ER Physicians Group

  • Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician
  • Oak Park, IL
  • NPI 1447260880
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Cahrmc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Eagle Lake, TX
  • NPI 1205164928
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Cahrmc

  • Geriatric Psychiatry Physician
  • Eagle Lake, TX
  • NPI 1326560442
  NPD
• Ut Physicians

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1033157821

  Emergency Medicine

  NPD
• Ut Physicians

  • Health Educator
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1316534472
  NPD

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

• Rush University Medical Center

  • Children's Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1801908728
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rush University Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1932213600
  Care Compare affiliation
• Harris County Hospital District

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1205900370
  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Hermann Health System

  • Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1437189115

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Hermann Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1982666111
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1762732800000",
    "number": "1336533207",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "1653 W CONGRESS PKWY",
            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606123833",
            "telephone_number": "312-942-5000"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KARFUNKLE",
        "first_name": "BENJAMIN",
        "middle_name": "LEWIS",
        "name_prefix": "Mr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-03-27",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-10",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-10",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Emergency Medicine",
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            "primary": true
        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Karen Vroman
• Karen W. Bloomberg, PH.D., LTD.
• Karen Zemanick MD SC
• Nancy Karen, MSW
• Rachel Karesh, LCSW
• Renee Kargela, PHARM D
• Christianne Kargl, RD
• Taylor Alexandra Karhliker, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
• Jissmaria Karickal
• Mark Karides, MD

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Chicago, IL
• Providers in Chicago, IL by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 10, 2025; 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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