National Provider Identifier
Robert E Benton, MD
Robert E Benton, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Troy, NY and a listed phone number of (518) 292-6200.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated January 30, 2015. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1205820727
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Enumeration Date
- September 12, 2005
- Last Updated
- January 30, 2015
Practice Location
- 2231 Burdett Ave
- #160 Capital Cardiology Associates PC
- Troy, NY 12180-2466
Phone: (518) 292-6200
Mailing Address
- 7 Southwoods Blvd
- Capital Cardiology Associates PC
- Albany, NY 12211-2526
Specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 5,825 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Albany, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 87th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Higher volume than most peers.
Performs 573% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 455 of 521 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 87.3%
- Rank by Services
- 66 of 521
- Total Services
- 5,825
- Est. Allowed Value
- $410,780.21
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 2.9%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Albany, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 99,042 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 93010: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
1,112 services | $8,697.79
- 93000: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
945 services | $12,973.42
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
865 services | $105,601.99
- 93306: Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
369 services | $63,623.05
- 36415: Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
247 services | $2,074.80
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J2785: Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
168 services | $9,483.98
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
Prices are Medicare-approved amounts from public provider-service records, not private insurance rates, cash-pay quotes, or a promise of what any patient will pay.
Echocardiogram | Albany, NY
Provider price$65.89
Around the middle of included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 41st price percentile.
Biography
Dr. Robert Benton is a Troy-area cardiologist with Capital Cardiology Associates, where he is listed as Chief of Cardiology at Samaritan Hospital and director of the practice’s clinical research division. He earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont, completed internal medicine training and a cardiology/clinical pharmacology fellowship at Georgetown, and is board certified in cardiovascular disease; his background also includes clinical trial work and longstanding participation in Troy’s Walk with a Doc heart-health program.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1205820727
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Benton
- First Name
- Robert
- Middle Name
- E
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 7 Southwoods Blvd
- Mailing Address Line 2
- Capital Cardiology Associates PC
- Mailing City
- Albany
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 12211-2526
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (518) 292-6000
- Mailing Fax
- (518) 292-6050
- Practice Street Address
- 2231 Burdett Ave
- Practice Address Line 2
- #160 Capital Cardiology Associates PC
- Practice City
- Troy
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 12180-2466
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (518) 292-6200
- Practice Fax
- (518) 292-6228
- Enumeration Date
- September 12, 2005
- Last Updated
- January 30, 2015
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 2011646 (MA), 01830780 (NY), 060067419 (NY, Rr Medicare), 1007042 (VT)