Dr. Benedict Tiong, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 985
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 263
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,262
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 319-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Benedict Tiong is a rheumatologist in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Tiong practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.
Dr. Tiong's NPI, 1629415047, was assigned on May 24, 2013. Dr. Tiong graduated from New York Medical College in 2013. Dr. Tiong holds California license A151775.
- NPI
- 1629415047NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234494337
- NPI enumeration date
- May 24, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 319-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benedict Tiong practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Tiong's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.
- UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 319-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benedict Tiong is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tiong's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Tiong is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tiong to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benedict Tiong's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tiong practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benedict Tiong is one of 821 rheumatologists in California
Rheumatology is Dr. Tiong's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Tiong is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Tiong
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benedict Tiong billed Medicare for 985 services in 2024
CMS data shows 985 Medicare services from Dr. Tiong across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 263 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,222 for them.
Dr. Tiong's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5792024: 6126%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 225
- Surgery
- 2023: 1382024: 1487%
Where Dr. Tiong's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office87889%
- In a facility10711%
Dr. Tiong compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Tiong
- California median
- Medicare services
- 985vs 9009% above
- Medicare patients
- 263vs 21622% above
- Part D claims
- 996vs 962Close to median
Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tiong's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benedict Tiong treated 263 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 263 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tiong in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tiong's median patient age at 54, with 70% women.
Dr. Tiong's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tiong's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17968%
- Men8432%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tiong's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol71%
- High blood pressure67%
- Mood disorders37%
- Anxiety35%
- Depression35%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tiong's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 54
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women70%
- Men29%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benedict Tiong wrote 1,262 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tiong wrote 1,262 Medicare Part D claims for 233 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 996 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $820,920 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 990 claims across 34 drugs.
Dr. Tiong's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic994 claims79%
- Brand-name268 claims21%
Dr. Tiong's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Tiong's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%87 of 1,262 claims
- Antibiotics2%20 of 1,262 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9902024: 9961%
Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 34 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benedict Tiong scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Tiong for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tiong accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tiong as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Tiong's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 79.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Benedict Tiong received $3,593 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Tiong from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $2,668.
General payments to Dr. Tiong by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tiong by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$2,40067%
- Food and beverage$1,15732%
- Education$371%
Companies that paid Dr. Tiong the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benedict Tiong graduated from New York Medical College
Dr. Tiong graduated from New York Medical College in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benedict Tiong's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benedict Tiong's NPI number?
Dr. Benedict Tiong's NPI number is 1629415047. It was assigned on May 24, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benedict Tiong?
Dr. Benedict Tiong is a rheumatologist in Santa Monica, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Benedict Tiong practice?
Dr. Tiong practices at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Dr. Tiong's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tiong to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Benedict Tiong's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tiong is (310) 319-4000.
What is Dr. Benedict Tiong's medical license number?
Dr. Tiong holds California license A151775.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benedict Tiong affiliated with?
Dr. Tiong practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Tiong is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Benedict Tiong part of?
Dr. Tiong is linked to UCLA Medical Group.
Does Dr. Benedict Tiong accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tiong billed Medicare for 985 services in 2024, and Dr. Tiong accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Benedict Tiong offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tiong as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Benedict Tiong's MIPS score?
Dr. Tiong's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benedict Tiong see?
CMS counts 263 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tiong in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Benedict Tiong bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tiong's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Benedict Tiong go to medical school?
Dr. Tiong graduated from New York Medical College in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Benedict Tiong prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tiong's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Prednisone and Allopurinol.
Has Dr. Benedict Tiong received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,593 in general payments to Dr. Tiong from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Benedict Tiong been practicing?
Dr. Tiong graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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