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Benjamin R. Proto, DPM

NPI 1073506291ActiveIndividual· Podiatrist· Newport News, VA

Podiatrist (DPM) with Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, PC, practicing in Newport News, Virginia. 787 Medicare patients in 2024, $338,479 paid; nearly all of their 463 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Globus Medical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,034 in all, mostly royalties and licenses. Lists Mary Immaculate Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1073506291
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialDPM
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 23, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDec 14, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Podiatrist Primary213E00000X0103300835VA
Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery213ES0103X0103300835VA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Podiatry (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients787
Services billed11,580 across 136 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$338,479

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)463 · 488 30-day fills
Patients271
Total drug cost$4,763
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyPodiatry

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$4,034 · 10 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$4,350 · 27 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Globus Medical, Inc.$3,7384
Access Pro Medical, LLC$168.261
Stryker Corporation$86.643
Bioventus LLC$41.162

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$3,738 · 4 payments
  • Food and Beverage$271.10 · 5 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$24.96 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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