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Benjamin S Scharfstein, M.D.

Surgery Physician in Bristol, TN · enumerated 2006.

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

National Provider Identifier

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)
Name Benjamin S Scharfstein
Credential M.D.
Sex Male
Practice address 1 Medical Park Blvd Ste 250w, Bristol, TN, 37620
Fax (423) 844-6626
Enumeration date Sep 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPES Dec 19, 2024

Taxonomy & licenses

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 34037 (TN) Primary
208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 0101275702 (VA) Secondary
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
4059514 Other TN BCBS OF TENNESSEE
F03906748 Other TN CHAMPUS GROUP
266804 Other TN INDIV ANTHEM/GROUP#093410
3882258 Medicaid TN -
7314019 Medicaid VA -
P00007322 Other TN MCRAILROAD/GROUP#CA8128
TN0107 Other TN JOHN DEERE NOW UNITED HC
022276800 Other TN BLACK LUNG GROUP
0636398 Other TN UMWA GROUP
7032445 Other TN AETNA

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2024-12-19.