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

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1730508169

Benjamin Richard Kafka, MD practises Neurosurgery in Salem, Oregon. Graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2014, 12 years ago. Practices with Capital Neurosurgery Specialists, an 8-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Oregon.

Years since qualifying
12
Trained at
Creighton University School of Medicine
Licensed in
OR
In the registry since
2014
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2485 12th St SE
Salem, OR 97302-2151
Phone: (503) 399-1386
Fax: (503) 399-1182
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Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence MD2079733 (OR)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1730508169
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 14, 2014
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 17, 2026
Certification dateFebruary 17, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolCREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2014 (12 years in practice)
Group practice Capital Neurosurgery Specialists — 8 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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.

Spinal fusion 92 times · 71st percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 38 times · 68th percentile

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 patients143
Services billed 385 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $204 5 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Capital Neurosurgery Specialists

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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