Individual provider Active NPI

Ben Shofty, MD

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1699304022
Registry record updated Aug 28, 2022
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X
License
12872768-1252 Issued in UT
Practice address
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-5928
NPI assigned
Apr 7, 2020
Reactivated
Feb 2, 2022
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 28, 2022

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X 12872768-1252 UT Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030

Mailing address

One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (713) 798-5928

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address BSHOFTY586705@DIRECT.MED.UTAH.EDU Direct University of Utah

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in UT
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
I20220818003407 UT Practitioner - Neurosurgery 4284017567 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Neurosurgery
Education
Other, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
University of Utah Surgical ServicesGroup PAC ID 6002130481, 43 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132-0100
Phone (801) 581-2121

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, CCN 460009

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
83.06 of 100Reported as group
Quality
77.8
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
65.74

National Provider Directory

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

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University of Utah Surgical Services CurrentSince Jul 1, 2022 Accepting new patients
University of Utah Surgical Services Neurological Surgery CurrentSince Jul 1, 2022 Accepting new patients
University of Utah Surgical Services Past Accepting new patients

Locations

127 S 500 E
Ste 400B
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Phone (801) 587-6478

175 N Medical Dr
Slc, UT 84112
Phone (801) 581-6908

50 N Medical Dr
Slc, UT 84132
Phone (801) 581-2292

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: bshofty586705@direct.med.utah.edu

Organizations & group practices 3

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 3

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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            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "77030",
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        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-04-07",
        "last_updated": "2022-08-28",
        "certification_date": "2022-08-28",
        "deactivation_date": "2021-05-28",
        "reactivation_date": "2022-02-02",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
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            "address_1": "50 N Medical Dr",
            "city": "Salt Lake City",
            "state": "UT",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "841320001",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
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}

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