Justin Benard King, MD
NPI 1629262258ActiveIndividual· Surgery· National City, CA
Surgery (MD) in National City, California, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 2003). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $23,137 for 53 patients in 2024, with only 48 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,883 in all, mostly education.
Overview
| NPI | 1629262258 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 27, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 30, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A89447 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 53 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 99 across 26 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $23,137 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 48 · 48 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $5,976 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2003 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Hospital affiliation
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,883 · 31 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$143.77 · 6 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $5,360 | 21 |
| Davol Inc. | $273.95 | 5 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $86.78 | 1 |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation | $84.92 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $62.55 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$2,500 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$2,477 · 9 payments
- Food and Beverage$906.16 · 21 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records