What is Benjamin Diener's specialty?

Benjamin Diener (NPI 1588826697) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Benjamin Diener practice?

Benjamin Diener practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588826697.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Diener?

Benjamin Diener (NPI 1588826697) received approximately $116K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 426 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588826697

Benjamin DienerMD

Internal MedicineSanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

791

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,420

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$115K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$400

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate18 claims

Cephalexin17 claims

Prednisone13 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 claims

Furosemide11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Diener's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	294	766
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	149	493
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	96	421
LEE, ARTHUR	56	220
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	55	190
Steven Hartzman Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	52	208
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	46	169
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	45	130
FURMAN-ALEX, NANCY	43	173
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	36	120
Jeffrey Yim Internal Medicine · Santa Barbara, CA	27	132
Edwin Pai Internal Medicine · Vancouver, WA	26	111

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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