Physician Profile
Benjamin R. Milam, MD practices addiction medicine in Cathedral City, CA. Benjamin is also listed as specializing in internal medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Benjamin cared for 743 Medicare patients across 1,007 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient', and annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit.
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67780 E PALM CANYON DR
Cathedral City, CA 92234
39000 Bob Hope Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
1300 E Mullan Ave Ste 1600
Post Falls, ID 83854
1,007 services · 743 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
356 | More often than most peers in Addiction Medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
244 | More often than most peers in Addiction Medicine |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
178 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
123 | More often than most peers in Addiction Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
40 | More often than most peers in Addiction Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | Office visit | 99212 |
21 | Too few peers to compare |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | Office visit | 99495 |
19 | Too few peers to compare |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | Office visit | 99496 |
15 | Too few peers to compare |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
11 | Too few peers to compare |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Milam is an addiction medicine in Cathedral City, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Dr. Milam is listed at 67780 E Palm Canyon Dr, Cathedral City, CA 92234. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (760) 773-4300. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Milam's National Provider Identifier is 1467949958. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Milam attended Other, graduating in 2018. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Milam has 8 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2018, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Milam the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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