Ellen Benson, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Newton, NJ

Ellen Benson, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Newton, New Jersey. She went to Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and graduated in 1979 and has 45 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Zufall Health Center, Inc and her current practice location is 175 High St, Newton Hospital Emergency Dept., Newton, New Jersey. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (973) 579-8500.

Ellen Benson is licensed to practice in New Jersey (license number 25MA03811400) and she also participates in the medicare program. She may accept medicare assignments (which means she may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1871603027.

Contact Information

Ellen Benson, MD
175 High St, Newton Hospital Emergency Dept.,
Newton, NJ 07860-1004
(973) 579-8500
(973) 383-1461

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Physician's Profile

Full NameEllen Benson
GenderFemale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Experience45 Years
Location175 High St, Newton, New Jersey
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. She may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Ellen Benson attended and graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1979
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1871603027
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/30/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/01/2012
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8628026309
  • Enrollment ID: I20050120000200

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ellen Benson such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1871603027NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 25MA03811400 (New Jersey)Primary
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 149857-1 (New York)Secondary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Zufall Health Center, Inc236544846145

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Ellen Benson allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameAtlantic Urgent Care, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1023358959
PECOS PAC ID: 2264679661
Enrollment ID: O20130502000023

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Ellen Benson is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Ellen Benson, MD
175 High St, Newton Hospital Emergency Dept.,
Newton, NJ 07860-1004

Ph: (973) 579-8500
Ellen Benson, MD
175 High St, Newton Hospital Emergency Dept.,
Newton, NJ 07860-1004

Ph: (973) 579-8500

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