Dr. Benjamin Robert Collen, MD

Dr. Collen practices at Methodist Hospital Stone Oak in San Antonio, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Collen's NPI, 1588084701, was assigned on April 28, 2014. Dr. Collen graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2014. Dr. Collen holds Texas license T1330.

Dr. Collen's primary practice is Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, at 1139 E Sonterra Blvd,, San Antonio, TX 78258 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 638-2101.

Dr. Collen's primary practice is Methodist Hospital Stone Oak in San Antonio, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Collen is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Hospital Medicine Services of TX. Dmand AI also links Dr. Collen to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Collen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Collen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Collen is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Collen's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Virginia and District of Columbia.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, cardiac arrhythmia, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and congestive heart failure among the conditions Dr. Collen treats.

CMS data shows 917 Medicare services from Dr. Collen across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 405 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,960 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Collen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.45, 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. Collen's median patient age at 72, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Collen wrote 309 Medicare Part D claims for 158 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 79 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $376 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 82 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Collen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Collen from 3 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $38.

Dr. Collen graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2014.

Dr. Collen is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.