Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
AgingAnalgesics, OpioidArterial Pressure
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch, MD
NPI1306980271PAC ID4981777984
- Medicare services, 2023
- 12
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 71
- Publications
- 7
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 3333 Riverbend Drive, Springfield, OR 97477
- Practice phone
- Call (541) 222-7300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch is an anesthesiologist in Springfield, Oregon
Dr. Gmelch practices at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon, part of PeaceHealth.
Dr. Gmelch's NPI, 1306980271, was assigned on February 16, 2007. Dr. Gmelch graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Gmelch holds Oregon license MD161520.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1306980271NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981777984
- NPI enumeration date
- February 16, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (541) 222-7300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch practices at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon
Dr. Gmelch's primary practice is PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend, at 3333 Riverbend Drive, Springfield, OR 97477 in Lane County. The practice phone is (541) 222-7300.
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend3333 Riverbend Drive, Springfield, OR 97477 · Lane CountyPhone(541) 222-7300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Gmelch's primary practice is PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon, part of PeaceHealth. Dr. Gmelch is also affiliated with McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. The medical group on file is Northwest Anesthesia Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gmelch to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gmelch practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch is one of 797 anesthesiologists in Oregon
Anesthesiology is Dr. Gmelch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Gmelch is licensed in Oregon.
Specialties and state licenses
- Anesthesiology, OregonPrimary
Anesthesiologists near Dr. Gmelch
Counts of anesthesiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
797anesthesiologists in Oregon77anesthesiologists in Springfield56anesthesiologists at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch billed Medicare for 12 services in 2023
CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Gmelch across 1 procedure code in 2023, for 71 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $402 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202312
Medicare patients71
Paid by Medicare$402
Procedure codes1
Dr. Gmelch's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Surgery
- 2022: 302023: 1260%
- Anesthesia
- 2022: 172023: 0100%
- Imaging
- 2022: 242023: 0100%
Dr. Gmelch compared with the Oregon median for anesthesiologists, 2023
- Dr. Gmelch
- Oregon median
- Medicare services
- 12vs 3969% below
- Medicare patients
- 71vs 9223% below
Medians across 720 anesthesiologists in Oregon with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gmelch's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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 S. Gmelch treated 71 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gmelch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gmelch's median patient age at 75, with 42% women.
Medicare patients, 202471
Average age73
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid18%
Dr. Gmelch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Gmelch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4259%
- Men2941%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gmelch's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis68%
- Heart failure35%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders30%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Diabetes27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gmelch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Gmelch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gmelch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Gmelch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 96.7of 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 S. Gmelch has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Gmelch, published from 2012 to 2015. 2014 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Arterial Pressure, Exercise and Leg. Dr. Gmelch has published most often in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. Dr. Gmelch's most frequent co-authors are David Edwin Morgan, MD, Amber Dawn Bledsoe, MD and Sean Torin Runnels, MD.
Papers7
Years published2012 to 2015
Dr. Gmelch's papers by year, 2012 to 2015
Topics Dr. Gmelch writes about most
- Arterial Pressure
- Exercise
- Leg
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Peptides, Cyclic
- Regional Blood Flow
- Aging
- Endothelin-1
Dr. Gmelch's most frequent co-authors
- David Edwin Morgan, MD6 shared papers
- Amber Dawn Bledsoe, MD4 shared papers
- Sean Torin Runnels, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Gmelch
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
AnesthesiologyEchocardiography, TransesophagealElectronic Health Records
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
AgingArterial PressureEndothelin Receptor Antagonists
Int J Cardiol
ExerciseHeart FailureLeg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch received $46 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Gmelch from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $26.
General payments to Dr. Gmelch by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gmelch by kind, 2024 to 2025
$46in total
- Education$2656%
- Food and beverage$2144%
Companies that paid Dr. Gmelch the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Dr. Gmelch graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch'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) |
| 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) |
| 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 S. Gmelch's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch's NPI number is 1306980271. It was assigned on February 16, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch?
Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch is an anesthesiologist in Springfield, Oregon. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anesthesiology Physician (taxonomy code 207L00000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch practice?
Dr. Gmelch practices at 3333 Riverbend Drive, Springfield, OR 97477. Dr. Gmelch's primary practice is PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon, part of PeaceHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gmelch to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gmelch is (541) 222-7300.
What is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch's medical license number?
Dr. Gmelch holds Oregon license MD161520.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch affiliated with?
Dr. Gmelch practices at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. Dr. Gmelch is also affiliated with McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Gmelch to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch part of?
Dr. Gmelch is linked to Northwest Anesthesia Physicians.
Does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gmelch billed Medicare for 12 services in 2023, and Dr. Gmelch accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch's MIPS score?
Dr. Gmelch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch see?
CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gmelch in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Gmelch's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36620).
Where did Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch go to medical school?
Dr. Gmelch graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2004.
Has Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $46 in general payments to Dr. Gmelch from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch been practicing?
Dr. Gmelch graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Gmelch, published from 2012 to 2015.
Who does Dr. Benjamin S. Gmelch publish with?
Dr. Gmelch's most frequent co-authors are David Edwin Morgan, MD (6 shared papers), Amber Dawn Bledsoe, MD (4 shared papers) and Sean Torin Runnels, MD (3 shared papers).
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