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Dr. Benjamin J. Flink, MD
NPI1760740492PAC ID4789900697
- Medicare services, 2024
- 54
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 36
- Part D claims, 2024
- 157
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096
- Practice phone
- Call (678) 312-1000
- 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. Benjamin J. Flink is a general surgeon in Duluth, Georgia
Dr. Flink practices at Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital.
Dr. Flink's NPI, 1760740492, was assigned on May 1, 2012. Dr. Flink graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Flink holds Georgia license 72740.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1760740492NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789900697
- NPI enumeration date
- May 1, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (678) 312-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink practices at Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia
Dr. Flink's primary practice is Northside Hospital Duluth, at 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 in Gwinnett County. The practice phone is (678) 312-1000.
- Northside Hospital Duluth3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 · Gwinnett CountyPhone(678) 312-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Flink's primary practice is Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dr. Flink is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Atlanta. The medical group on file is Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Flink to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Northside Hospital AtlantaNorthside Hospital2 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. FlinkSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin J. Flink's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Flink practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northside Hospital Duluth | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin J. Flink is one of 853 general surgeons in Georgia
Surgery is Dr. Flink's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Flink is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Flink
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
853general surgeons in Georgia14general surgeons in Duluth7general surgeons at Northside Hospital Duluth
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024
CMS data shows 54 Medicare services from Dr. Flink across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,913 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202454
Medicare patients36
Paid by Medicare$4,913
Procedure codes3
Dr. Flink's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 552024: 542%
Dr. Flink compared with the Georgia median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Flink
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 54vs 15064% below
- Medicare patients
- 36vs 10967% below
- Part D claims
- 89vs 5465% above
Medians across 789 general surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Flink'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 J. Flink treated 36 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66
CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Flink in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Flink's median patient age at 48, with 80% women.
Medicare patients, 202436
Average age66
Average risk score1.08
Dr. Flink's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Flink's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2569%
- Men1131%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Flink's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol67%
- Arthritis64%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Flink's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 48
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women80%
- Men18%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Flink wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 89 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $54,983 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 192 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024157
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$54,983
Part D patients45
Dr. Flink's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic106 claims68%
- Brand-name and other51 claims32%
Dr. Flink'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1922024: 8954%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 7 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. Benjamin J. Flink ranks in the 46th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Flink accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Flink as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Flink, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Flink ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 46th percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Benjamin J. Flink has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Flink, published from 2015 to 2022. The most frequent topics are COVID-19 and Pandemics. Dr. Flink has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Flink's most frequent co-authors are Richard Edward Moon, Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD and Sarah Kerry Rivelli, MD.
Papers6
Years published2015 to 2022
Dr. Flink's papers by year, 2015 to 2022
Topics Dr. Flink writes about most
- COVID-19
- Pandemics
Dr. Flink's most frequent co-authors
- Richard Edward Moon2 shared papers
- Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD2 shared papers
- Sarah Kerry Rivelli, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Flink
COVID-19CurriculumEducation, Distance
Surg Endosc
BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19
Continuity of Patient CareElectronic Health RecordsHospitals, Teaching
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink received $10,026 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 136 general payments to Dr. Flink from 26 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,728.
General payments to Dr. Flink by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Flink by kind, 2019 to 2025
$10Kin total
- Travel and lodging$3,82838%
- Food and beverage$3,68537%
- Education$2,01320%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5005%
Companies that paid Dr. Flink the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Flink graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin J. Flink'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Benjamin J. Flink's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink's NPI number is 1760740492. It was assigned on May 1, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin J. Flink?
Dr. Benjamin J. Flink is a general surgeon in Duluth, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink practice?
Dr. Flink practices at 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096. Dr. Flink's primary practice is Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Flink to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Benjamin J. Flink's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Flink is (678) 312-1000.
What is Dr. Benjamin J. Flink's medical license number?
Dr. Flink holds Georgia license 72740.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin J. Flink affiliated with?
Dr. Flink practices at Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia. Dr. Flink is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Atlanta. Dmand AI links Dr. Flink to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin J. Flink part of?
Dr. Flink is linked to Northside Hospital.
Does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Flink billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024, and Dr. Flink accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Flink as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink see?
CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Flink in 2024, with an average age of 66.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Flink's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Benjamin J. Flink go to medical school?
Dr. Flink graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Flink's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ozempic, Metformin HCl ER and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Benjamin J. Flink received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,026 in general payments to Dr. Flink from 26 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin J. Flink been practicing?
Dr. Flink graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Flink, published from 2015 to 2022.
Who does Dr. Benjamin J. Flink publish with?
Dr. Flink's most frequent co-authors are Richard Edward Moon (2 shared papers), Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD (2 shared papers) and Sarah Kerry Rivelli, MD (2 shared papers).
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