Dr. Damien M. Benjamin, MD

Dr. Benjamin practices at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, part of Adena Health System.

Dr. Benjamin's NPI, 1407881055, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Benjamin graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1997. Dr. Benjamin's Ohio license number on file is 35.083554.

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Adena Regional Medical Center, at 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 in Ross County. The practice phone is (740) 779-7500.

Dr. Benjamin's primary practice is Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, part of Adena Health System. Dr. Benjamin is also affiliated with Adena Pike Medical Center. The medical group on file is Adena Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benjamin to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benjamin practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Benjamin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Benjamin is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Benjamin's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Benjamin treats.

CMS data shows 265 Medicare services from Dr. Benjamin across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 213 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,127 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 213 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benjamin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Benjamin's median patient age at 63, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Benjamin wrote 155 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 111 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $674 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Benjamin for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benjamin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 64 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Benjamin, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 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)

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

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Benjamin. The most frequent topics are Cell Line, Cricetinae and DNA. Dr. Benjamin's most frequent co-author is Westley H. Reeves, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Benjamin from 15 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,728.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Benjamin, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Benjamin graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1997.

Dr. Benjamin is in network with 18 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.