Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Benjamin P Schlicher, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1114186160

Benjamin P Schlicher, MD practises General Surgery in Ames, Iowa. Graduated from University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine in 2008, 18 years ago. Practices with McFarland Clinic PC, a 353-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
18
Trained at
University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2008
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1215 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010-3014
Phone: (515) 239-4725
Fax: (515) 956-4130
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 40731 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1114186160
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 5, 2008
Last updated in NPPESNovember 19, 2020
Certification dateNovember 19, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2008 (18 years in practice)
Group practice McFarland Clinic Pc — 353 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 20 times · 96th percentile
Removal of tissue 59 times · 80th percentile
Mastectomy 18 times · 76th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 21 times · 65th percentile
Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients313
Services billed 1,123 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at McFarland Clinic PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 353 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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