Orthop Clin North Am
AnkleAnkle JointArthritis, Infectious
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel, DO
NPI1194266965PAC ID3870864572
- Medicare services, 2024
- 991
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 272
- Part D claims, 2024
- 460
- Publications
- 9
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 956-9300
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Benjamin David Umbel is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Umbel practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital.
Dr. Umbel's NPI, 1194266965, was assigned on March 14, 2017. Dr. Umbel graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017. Dr. Umbel holds North Carolina license 2022-03073.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1194266965NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870864572
- NPI enumeration date
- March 14, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 956-9300
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Umbel's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital, at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 956-9300.
- North Carolina Specialty Hospital3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 956-9300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Umbel's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Dr. Umbel is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Umbel to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Frye Regional Medical CenterEmergeOrtho2 hospitalsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. UmbelSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin David Umbel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Umbel practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin David Umbel is one of 19 orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians in North Carolina
Foot and ankle surgery is Dr. Umbel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XX0004X. Dr. Umbel is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
Orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians near Dr. Umbel
Counts of orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
19orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians in North Carolina
3orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians in Durham
2orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians at North Carolina Specialty HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel billed Medicare for 991 services in 2024
CMS data shows 991 Medicare services from Dr. Umbel across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 272 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,849 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024991
Medicare patients272
Paid by Medicare$41,849
Procedure codes9
Dr. Umbel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 1002024: 409309%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 682024: 396482%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 186
Dr. Umbel compared with the North Carolina median for orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Umbel
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 991vs 56874% above
- Medicare patients
- 272vs 22123% above
- Part D claims
- 409vs 1283.2 times
Medians across 15 orthopaedic foots and ankle surgery physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Umbel'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 David Umbel treated 272 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 272 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Umbel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 113 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Umbel's median patient age at 68, with 66% women.
Medicare patients, 2024272
Average age74
Average risk score1.23
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Umbel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Umbel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18568%
- Men8732%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Umbel's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis65%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders30%
- Diabetes29%
- Depression28%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Umbel'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
- Women66%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel wrote 460 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Umbel wrote 460 Medicare Part D claims for 223 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 409 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,189 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 87 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024460
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$2,189
Part D patients223
Dr. Umbel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic455 claims99%
- Brand-name and other5 claims1%
Dr. Umbel'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. Umbel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids28%127 of 460 claims
- Antibiotics10%48 of 460 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: 872024: 409370%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 4 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 David Umbel scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Umbel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Umbel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Umbel's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 85.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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 David Umbel has 9 publications on record
Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Umbel, published from 2019 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Ankle Fractures, Ankle Joint and Fracture Fixation, Internal. Dr. Umbel has published most often in Foot Ankle Spec. Dr. Umbel's most frequent co-authors are Barry Dale Sharpe, DO, Gregory C. Berlet, MD and Taylor N. Hockman, DO.
Papers9
Years published2019 to 2023
Dr. Umbel's papers by year, 2019 to 2023
Topics Dr. Umbel writes about most
- Ankle Fractures
- Ankle Joint
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Ankle
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
- Tibial Fractures
Dr. Umbel's most frequent co-authors
- Barry Dale Sharpe, DO3 shared papers
- Gregory C. Berlet, MD2 shared papers
- Taylor N. Hockman, DO2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Umbel
J Foot Ankle Surg
Ankle FracturesAnkle JointFracture Fixation, Internal
AnkleAnkle JointArthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel received $37,402 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 74 general payments to Dr. Umbel from 23 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. International Life Sciences paid the most, $12,677.
General payments to Dr. Umbel by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Umbel by kind, 2018 to 2025
$37.4Kin total
- Consulting fees$24,95367%
- Food and beverage$3,95811%
- Travel and lodging$3,84810%
- Education$2,4006%
- Other$2,2426%
Companies that paid Dr. Umbel the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus
Dr. Umbel graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin David Umbel'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 David Umbel's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel's NPI number is 1194266965. It was assigned on March 14, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel?
Dr. Benjamin David Umbel is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XX0004X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel practice?
Dr. Umbel practices at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704. Dr. Umbel's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Umbel to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Umbel is (919) 956-9300.
What is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel's medical license number?
Dr. Umbel holds North Carolina license 2022-03073.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel affiliated with?
Dr. Umbel practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Umbel is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Umbel to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel part of?
Dr. Umbel is linked to EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI links Dr. Umbel to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Umbel billed Medicare for 991 services in 2024, and Dr. Umbel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Benjamin David Umbel's MIPS score?
Dr. Umbel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel see?
CMS counts 272 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Umbel in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Umbel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), diagnostic imaging (73630) and diagnostic imaging (73610).
Where did Dr. Benjamin David Umbel go to medical school?
Dr. Umbel graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Umbel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Oxycodone HCl and Methylprednisolone.
Has Dr. Benjamin David Umbel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $37,402 in general payments to Dr. Umbel from 23 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from International Life Sciences.
How long has Dr. Benjamin David Umbel been practicing?
Dr. Umbel graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel do research?
Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Umbel, published from 2019 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Benjamin David Umbel publish with?
Dr. Umbel's most frequent co-authors are Barry Dale Sharpe, DO (3 shared papers), Gregory C. Berlet, MD (2 shared papers) and Taylor N. Hockman, DO (2 shared papers).
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