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Benjamin David Ehst, M.D., PH.D.

NPI 1740320068ActiveIndividual· Dermatology· Portland, OR

Dermatology (M.D., PH.D.) in Portland, Oregon, trained at University of Minnesota Medical School (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $567,039 for 211 claims, against $15,835 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $243,325 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1740320068
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D., PH.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedFeb 7, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 3, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Dermatology Primary207N00000XMD27612OR

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Dermatology (OR)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients80
Services billed323 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$15,835

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)211 · 283 30-day fills
Patients66
Total drug cost$567,039
Generic share82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyDermatology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$243,325 · 357 payments from 18 companies
  • 2024$278,288 · 347 payments from 19 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Lilly USA, LLC$89,30381
Ucb, Inc.$29,47743
Organon LLC$26,69525
Abbvie Inc.$25,19836
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$17,16224

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$155,730 · 53 payments
  • Consulting Fee$57,130 · 20 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$13,053 · 70 payments
  • Honoraria$10,400 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$6,869 · 208 payments
  • Education$142.12 · 4 payments

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

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