Individual provider Active NPI

Benjamin D Kuhns, MD, MS

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Des Plaines, IL
National Provider Identifier
1770947665
Registry record updated Jun 9, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X
License
036.163387 Issued in IL
Practice address
999 E Touhy Ave Ste 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2748
Phone
(630) 920-2323
NPI assigned
Apr 7, 2016
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 9, 2023

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X 2345467 CO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X 036.163387 IL Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

999 E Touhy Ave Ste 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2748

Mailing address

999 E Touhy Ave Ste 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2748
Phone (630) 920-2323

Other practice location 1

181 W Meadow Dr Ste 1000
Vail, CO 81657-5889
Phone (970) 479-5782

Other practice location 2

601 Elmwood Ave
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY 14642-0001
Phone (847) 219-6950

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IL, WI2 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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20230530001189 IL Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 9537419403 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20230607001199 WI Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 9537419403 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
Other, 2016
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Rci (WRS) LLCGroup PAC ID 5092624510, shared by 17 NPIs, 325 clinicians
American Hip Institute LLCGroup PAC ID 9335488063, 16 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1300 Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46383-5824

8400 Lakeview Pkwy
Suite 800
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158-5819
Phone (833) 872-4477

999 E Touhy Ave
Suite 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2748
Phone (630) 920-2323

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Aspire Home Healthcare, LLC Home health agency, Morton Grove, IL, CCN 148139
  • St Alexius Medical Center Hospital, Hoffman Estates, IL, CCN 140290
  • Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Hospital, Winfield, IL, CCN 140242

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Hip replacement1-10
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)1-10

National Provider Directory

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

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
2345467COMDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
American Hip Institute, LLC Orthopaedic Surgery CurrentSince Jul 1, 2023 Accepting new patients

Locations

5505 N Cumberland Ave
Ste 307
Chicago, IL 60656
Phone (908) 441-8887

999 E Touhy Ave
Ste 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone (630) 920-2323

8400 Lakeview Pkwy
Ste 800
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Phone (262) 455-7548

Organizations & group practices 1

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 4

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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        "enumeration_date": "2016-04-07",
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