Benjie Chong, M.D.

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

ME126196 Issued in FL

Practice address

1700 S Tamiami TRL
Sarasota, FL 34239-3509

Phone

(941) 917-4896

Fax

(941) 917-6884

NPI assigned

Sep 19, 2010

Last updated

Oct 20, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 7

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IN, WI, FL, OH, SD, KS, KY, NC, MN9 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 9

Specialty

Hospitalist

Education

Other, 2006

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Centracare ClinicGroup PAC ID 2466363395, 800 clinicians

Community Medical Associates IncGroup PAC ID 7012811284, 1,368 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Norton Hospitals, Inc Hospital, Louisville, KY, CCN 180088
• Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital Hospital, Saint Cloud, MN, CCN 240036

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations (25 of 28)

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bchong598640@direct.franciscanalliance.org
• Direct secure messaging: bchong892663@direct.centracare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Centracare Clinic

  dba CentraCare - River Campus Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Cloud, MN
  • NPI 1043212665
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Community Medical Associates, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1306983762
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Florida Hospital Medicine Services, LLC.

  dba Florida Acute Care Specialists (FLACS)

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • NPI 1508873183
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospital Innovation Physicians LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Clewiston, FL
  • NPI 1841708005
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Northeast Florida Hospitalists Inc

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Delray Beach, FL
  • NPI 1013036219
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• SMH Physician Services Inc

  dba First Physicians Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Sarasota, FL
  • NPI 1346295292
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospital Medicine Services of Tennessee PC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Lawrenceburg, IN
  • NPI 1528433802

  Internal Medicine, KY

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Monroe, GA
  • NPI 1760410385

  NC

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Ohio, Professional Corporation

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1043572290
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Kansas Hospitalist Services PA

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Dodge City, KS
  • NPI 1497255418
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mercy Health System Corporation

  dba MHS Physician Services

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Janesville, WI
  • NPI 1598718603
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc

  dba Monument Health Behavioral Health Center

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Rapid City, SD
  • NPI 1275553463
  Medicare reassignment NPD

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

• Norton Hospitals Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1043348808
  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Cancer Institute

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1073568879

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Cardiovasular Associates

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1124314158

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Diagnostic Center- Dupont

  • Radiology Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1154329696

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center- Dixie

  • Medical Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1174819106

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Brownsboro Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1447388335
  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center- Springs

  • Medical Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1659669414

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals Inc

  dba Norton Childrens Medical Center- Brownsboro

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1700105699

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals, Inc

  dba Norton Diagnostic Center- Fern Creek

  • Radiology Clinic/Center
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1255335873

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals, Inc

  dba Norton West Louisville Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1699514463
  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals, Inc

  dba Norton Women's and Childrens Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1831195908
  Care Compare affiliation
• Norton Hospitals, Inc

  dba Norton Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1891799227
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Raymond Michael Chopki, LMT NMT
• Amy Lynn Chorazak, M.A., CCC-SLP
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• Chris R Gelvin M D P a

• Hospitalist Physician in Sarasota, FL
• Providers in Sarasota, FL by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 20, 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.