Type 1 · Individual ✓ Active NPI ✓ Valid NPI checksum Sole proprietor

Dr. Benjamin B Tang, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Merrillville, IN · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1225112196

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Benjamin B Tang

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address Merrillville, IN, 46410

Phone (317) 671-7460

Fax (224) 235-4652

Enumeration date Oct 25, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Dec 6, 2018

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 036055168 (IL) Secondary

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 01033529A (IN) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
351859903012	Other	WI	BLUE SHIELD WI
330002905	Other	-	RAILROAD MEDICARE PART B
911-08127	Other	IL	BLUE SHIELD IL
000000077842	Other	IN	ANTHEM BCBS IN
100203000A	Medicaid	IN	-
351859903	Other	IL	ILLINOIS PULIC AID

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Is NPI 1225112196 active?

Yes, as of the latest NPPES snapshot, NPI 1225112196 is active (record last updated 2018-12-06).

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2018-12-06.