Benjamin Richard Kafka, MD

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

MD2079733 Issued in OR

Practice address

2485 12TH St SE
Salem, OR 97302-2151

Phone

(503) 399-1386

Fax

(503) 399-1182

NPI assigned

Apr 14, 2014

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

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in OR

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

Neurosurgery

Education

Creighton University School of Medicine, 2014

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Capital Neurosurgery SpecialistsGroup PAC ID 0648516187, 8 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Salem Hospital Hospital, Salem, OR, CCN 380051
• Salem Health West Valley Hospital, Dallas, OR, CCN 381308
• Santiam Hospital & Clinics Hospital, Stayton, OR, CCN 380056
• Willamette Valley Medical Center Hospital, McMinnville, OR, CCN 380071

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.65 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.8

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

86.36

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: benjamin.kafka.p97@direct.wvp.nextgenshare.com

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.

• Capital Neurosurgery Specialists

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Salem, OR
  • NPI 1588140263
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Salem Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Salem, OR
  • NPI 1265431829
  NPD (past)

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

• Salem Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Salem, OR
  • NPI 1265431829
  Care Compare affiliation
• Salem Health West Valley

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Dallas, OR
  • NPI 1245237486
  Care Compare affiliation
• Santiam Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Stayton, OR
  • NPI 1154302214
  Care Compare affiliation
• Santiam Memorial Hospital

  • Ambulance
  • Stayton, OR
  • NPI 1962566752

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Willamette Valley Medical Center LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • McMinnville, OR
  • NPI 1346269982
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Anne Liis Juurma, M.D.
• Andaesha K'Treva, LMT
• Joni R Kaady, MA, QMHP
• Christine Kadner
• David Ray Kaeppel, PT, DPT
• Thomas A Kahan, MD
• Damiana Kahn, MS, CCC-SLP
• Laura Alden Kahn, MD/MPH
• Charisma Kahut
• Andres Raul Kaindl, DDS, DMD

• Neurological Surgery Physician in Salem, OR
• Providers in Salem, OR by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in Oregon

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 17, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.