Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 194
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 148
- Part D claims, 2024
- 254
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $3,580
- Practice address
- 1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741
- Practice phone
- Call (606) 330-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal is a general surgeon in London, Kentucky
Dr. Capal practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London in London, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Capal's NPI, 1942707468, was assigned on April 11, 2018. Dr. Capal holds Kentucky license 05545.
- NPI
- 1942707468NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2062777139
- NPI enumeration date
- April 11, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (606) 330-6000
- 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. Nicholas Benjamin Capal practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London in London, Kentucky
Dr. Capal's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London, at 1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741 in Laurel County. The practice phone is (606) 330-6000.
- CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741 · Laurel CountyPhone(606) 330-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Capal's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London in London, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is CommonSpirit Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Capal 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. Nicholas Benjamin Capal's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Capal practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal is one of 383 general surgeons in Kentucky
Surgery is Dr. Capal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Capal is licensed in Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, KentuckyPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Capal
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal billed Medicare for 194 services in 2024
CMS data shows 194 Medicare services from Dr. Capal across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,759 for them.
Dr. Capal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 152024: 1811107%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 13
Where Dr. Capal's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office7941%
- In a facility11559%
Dr. Capal compared with the Kentucky median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Capal
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 194vs 202Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 148vs 147Close to median
- Part D claims
- 183vs 832.2 times
Medians across 373 general surgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Capal'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. Nicholas Benjamin Capal treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Capal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, 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. Capal's median patient age at 68, with 51% women.
Dr. Capal's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Capal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5436%
- Men9464%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Capal's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes45%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
- COPD41%
- Arthritis40%
- Heart failure36%
- Atrial fibrillation34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Capal's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal wrote 254 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Capal wrote 254 Medicare Part D claims for 159 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 183 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,887 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 29 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Capal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic225 claims89%
- Brand-name29 claims11%
Dr. Capal'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. Capal's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids27%69 of 254 claims
- Antibiotics9%22 of 254 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: 292024: 183531%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 1 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. Nicholas Benjamin Capal ranks in the 58th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Capal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 35 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Capal, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Capal ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 58th percentile35 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 54th percentile31 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal received $3,580 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Capal from 15 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,922.
General payments to Dr. Capal by program year, 2023 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Capal by kind, 2023 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,20061%
- Travel and lodging$1,37038%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Capal the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal's NPI number?
Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal's NPI number is 1942707468. It was assigned on April 11, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal?
Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal is a general surgeon in London, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal practice?
Dr. Capal practices at 1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741. Dr. Capal's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London in London, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Capal to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Capal is (606) 330-6000.
What is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal's medical license number?
Dr. Capal holds Kentucky license 05545.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal affiliated with?
Dr. Capal practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - London in London, Kentucky.
What medical group is Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal part of?
Dr. Capal is linked to CommonSpirit Medical Group.
Does Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Capal billed Medicare for 194 services in 2024, and Dr. Capal accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal see?
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Capal in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Capal's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, new patient (99204).
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What drugs does Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Capal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Pantoprazole Sodium and Gavilyte-G.
Has Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,580 in general payments to Dr. Capal from 15 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nicholas Benjamin Capal been practicing?
Dr. Capal graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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