Dr. Benjamin M. Piperno, MD

Dr. Piperno practices at Horizon Surgery Center South in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Piperno's NPI, 1144287459, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Piperno graduated from Universidad de la República - Facultad de Medicina in 1991. Dr. Piperno holds Florida license ME92324.

Dr. Piperno's primary practice is Horizon Surgery Center South, at 14540 Old St Augustine Rd, Mob 2, Jacksonville, FL 32258. The practice phone is (904) 648-0100.

Dr. Piperno's primary practice is Horizon Surgery Center South in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Piperno is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The medical group on file is North Florida Surgeons. Dmand AI also links Dr. Piperno to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Piperno practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Piperno's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Piperno is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Piperno's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Piperno treats.

CMS data shows 523 Medicare services from Dr. Piperno across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 347 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,822 for them.

CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Piperno in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 190 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Piperno's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Piperno wrote 708 Medicare Part D claims for 200 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 661 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,539 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 516 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Piperno for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Piperno accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Piperno as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Piperno, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Piperno. Dr. Piperno's most frequent co-author is George S. Ferzli, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Dr. Piperno from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated paid the most, $172.

Dr. Piperno graduated from Universidad de la República - Facultad de Medicina in 1991.

Dr. Piperno is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.