Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein, DO, MA

  • Fort Pierce, FL
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1043376890PAC ID5991789026
Medicare services, 2024
1,112
Medicare patients, 2024
262
Part D claims, 2024
765
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Practice phone
Call (772) 461-4000
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Primary practice

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

Hospital · Fort Pierce, Florida

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Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein is an orthopedic surgeon in Fort Pierce, Florida

Dr. Epstein practices at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Epstein's NPI, 1043376890, was assigned on December 28, 2006. Dr. Epstein graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984. Dr. Epstein holds Florida license OS10817.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991789026
NPI enumeration date
December 28, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(772) 461-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein practices at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida

Dr. Epstein's primary practice is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, at 1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 in St. Lucie County. The practice phone is (772) 461-4000.

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Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Epstein's primary practice is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Epstein is also affiliated with HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital. The medical group on file is Fort Pierce Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epstein to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Epstein practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein is one of 1,248 orthopedic surgeons in Florida

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Epstein's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Epstein is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense OS10817 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Epstein

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Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein billed Medicare for 1,112 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,112 Medicare services from Dr. Epstein across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 262 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,668 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,112
Medicare patients262
Paid by Medicare$93,668
Procedure codes12

Dr. Epstein's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5252024: 5413%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1942024: 31763%
Surgery
2023: 2102024: 23813%
Other services
2023: 02024: 16
Imaging
2023: 192024: 0100%

Where Dr. Epstein's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,02492%
  • In a facility888%

Dr. Epstein compared with the Florida median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Epstein
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,112vs 1,34517% below
Medicare patients
262vs 29010% below
Part D claims
696vs 1764.0 times

Medians across 1,164 orthopedic surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Epstein'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. Benjamin Charles Epstein treated 262 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epstein in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 101 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, 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. Epstein's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024262
Average age77
Average risk score1.96
Also on Medicaid23%

Dr. Epstein's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Epstein's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16764%
  • Men9536%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Epstein's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Ischemic heart disease48%
  5. Heart failure44%
  6. Diabetes39%
  7. COPD37%
  8. Chronic kidney disease37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Epstein's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein wrote 765 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Epstein wrote 765 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 696 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,026 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 564 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024765
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$9,026
Part D patients188

Dr. Epstein's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic752 claims98%
  • Brand-name13 claims2%

Dr. Epstein'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. Epstein's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids19%149 of 765 claims
  • Antibiotics18%139 of 765 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: 5642024: 69623%

Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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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. Benjamin Charles Epstein scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Epstein for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Epstein accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Epstein's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein received $5,282 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 78 general payments to Dr. Epstein from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $1,809.

General payments to Dr. Epstein by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Epstein by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,12859%
  • Travel and lodging$1,97837%
  • Education$1763%

Companies that paid Dr. Epstein the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Epstein graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984.

  1. Medical schoolPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's NPI number?

Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's NPI number is 1043376890. It was assigned on December 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein?

Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein is an orthopedic surgeon in Fort Pierce, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein practice?

Dr. Epstein practices at 1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950. Dr. Epstein's primary practice is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epstein to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Epstein is (772) 461-4000.

What is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's medical license number?

Dr. Epstein holds Florida license OS10817.

Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein affiliated with?

Dr. Epstein practices at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Epstein is also affiliated with HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein part of?

Dr. Epstein is linked to Fort Pierce Orthopedics.

Does Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Epstein billed Medicare for 1,112 services in 2024, and Dr. Epstein accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein's MIPS score?

Dr. Epstein's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein see?

CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epstein in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Epstein's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and injected or infused drug (J7321).

Where did Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein go to medical school?

Dr. Epstein graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984.

What drugs does Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Epstein's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Gabapentin and Mupirocin.

Has Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,282 in general payments to Dr. Epstein from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.

How long has Dr. Benjamin Charles Epstein been practicing?

Dr. Epstein graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

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