Dr. Benjamin Lee Clapp, MD

Dr. Clapp practices at The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus in El Paso, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Dr. Clapp's NPI, 1700804275, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Clapp graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Clapp's Texas license number on file is M1593.

Dr. Clapp's primary practice is The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus, at 2001 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79902 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 577-6011.

Dr. Clapp's primary practice is The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus in El Paso, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Clapp is also affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Clapp to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Clapp practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Clapp's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Clapp is board certified in focused practice designation in metabolic and bariatric surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Clapp's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Oregon and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Clapp treats.

CMS data shows 88 Medicare services from Dr. Clapp across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 75 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,920 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 75 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Clapp in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Clapp's median patient age at 58, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Clapp wrote 165 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 123 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $552 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Clapp accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Clapp, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 104 papers to Dr. Clapp, published from 2010 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Clapp has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Clapp's most frequent co-authors are Omar Melhem Ghanem, MD, Alan Henry Tyroch, MD and Brian R. Davis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 331 general payments to Dr. Clapp from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 31% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $57,523.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Clapp, most recently Co-chair Research Committee in 2022.

Dr. Clapp graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Clapp is a member of ACS and SLS.

Dr. Clapp is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.