Dr. Benjamin Kiesel, MD

  • Lake Forest, IL
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1679947535PAC ID8527392646
Medicare services, 2024
546
Medicare patients, 2024
558
Part D claims, 2024
101
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
95
Practice address
1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Practice phone
Call (847) 234-5600
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Primary practice

Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

Lake Forest, Illinois

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Dr. Benjamin Kiesel is an emergency medicine physician in Lake Forest, Illinois

Dr. Kiesel practices at Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Dr. Kiesel's NPI, 1679947535, was assigned on November 16, 2015. Dr. Kiesel graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019. Dr. Kiesel holds Illinois license 036164519.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527392646
NPI enumeration date
November 16, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(847) 234-5600
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
33
Medical school graduation
2019

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

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel practices at Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois

Dr. Kiesel's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, at 1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 in Lake County. The practice phone is (847) 234-5600.

  • Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
    1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · Lake CountyPhone(847) 234-5600

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kiesel's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois. Dr. Kiesel is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kiesel to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kiesel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Benjamin Kiesel is one of 2,385 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois

Emergency medicine is Dr. Kiesel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Kiesel is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 125.074610 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Kiesel

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Dr. Benjamin Kiesel billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024

CMS data shows 546 Medicare services from Dr. Kiesel across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 558 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,930 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024546
Medicare patients558
Paid by Medicare$66,930
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2372024: 546130%

Dr. Kiesel compared with the Illinois median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Kiesel
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
546vs 27499% above
Medicare patients
558vs 2732.0 times
Part D claims
33vs 4527% below

Medians across 2,281 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kiesel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel treated 558 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 558 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kiesel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 200 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Kiesel's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024558
Average age76
Average risk score1.86
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Kiesel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kiesel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32258%
  • Men23642%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis60%
  4. Ischemic heart disease45%
  5. Chronic kidney disease39%
  6. Diabetes37%
  7. Anxiety36%
  8. Mood disorders36%

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

Dr. Kiesel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kiesel wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 33 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $262 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024101
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$262
Part D patients73

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

  • Generic91 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims10%

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

  • Opioids25%25 of 101 claims
  • Antibiotics32%32 of 101 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: 152024: 33120%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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 Kiesel scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Kiesel for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kiesel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kiesel's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Benjamin Kiesel has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kiesel in 2018.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Kiesel

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Dr. Benjamin Kiesel graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Dr. Kiesel graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019.

  1. Medical schoolNorthwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Benjamin Kiesel'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Kiesel's NPI number?

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel's NPI number is 1679947535. It was assigned on November 16, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel?

Dr. Benjamin Kiesel is an emergency medicine physician in Lake Forest, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel practice?

Dr. Kiesel practices at 1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Dr. Kiesel's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kiesel to 1 hospital.

What is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kiesel is (847) 234-5600.

What is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel's medical license number?

Dr. Kiesel holds Illinois license 036164519.

Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel affiliated with?

Dr. Kiesel is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kiesel to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel part of?

Dr. Kiesel is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kiesel billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024, and Dr. Kiesel accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Benjamin Kiesel's MIPS score?

Dr. Kiesel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel see?

CMS counts 558 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kiesel in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kiesel's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. Benjamin Kiesel go to medical school?

Dr. Kiesel graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019.

What drugs does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kiesel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

How long has Dr. Benjamin Kiesel been practicing?

Dr. Kiesel graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.

Does Dr. Benjamin Kiesel do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kiesel.

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