Benjamin Young, PA
Physician Assistant · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- 2 flags on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
- Since medical school
- 8 years
- Graduated 2018
On the public record
- California licence: Probation - Licensee Placed on Probation
- 5 Medical Board actions on record
Offices
2 locations · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Benjamin Young’s office at (408) 885-5000 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
California Medical Board record
Licence A55514 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1996 · expires 2028-01-31 · Saratov State Medical Institute. Board flags: Probation - Licensee Placed on Probation, Limitations on Practice, Admin Action By Other State/Fed Gov'T.
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Public record actions
| 2023-03-10 | Board disciplineDiscipline | Five years probation with various terms and conditions. cannot practice medicine until successful completion of a clinical competence assessment program. restrictions: prohibited from obtaining, purchasing, leasing, or using any equipment used for the sole purpose of vestibular testing, and from performing allergy testing for any patient or treating chronic environmental allergies via desensitization injections except under direct supervision by another physician or within the course of a formal training program approved in advance by the board; and prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. · 8002021080255 |
| 2022-03-03 | Action in another state or by a federal agencyDiscipline | Restrictions/limitations placed on medical license/practice; condition(s) placed on medical license; and physician required to notify board of intent to practice. · Washington medical commission |
| 2021-07-01 | Action in another state or by a federal agencyDiscipline | Restrictions/limitations placed on medical license/practice; condition(s) placed on medical license; and assessed a civil penalty. · Oregon medical board |
| 2009-10-15 | Action in another state or by a federal agencyDiscipline | Effective 05/31/07 washington board placed conditions on dr. fiks medical license. effective 10/15/09 prior order is terminated. · Washington med quality assurance commission |
| 2009-07-02 | Action in another state or by a federal agencyDiscipline | Effective 04/12/06 stipulated order issued by oregon board requiring dr. fiks to obtain a practice monitor & comply with other specific terms and conditions. effective 07/02/09 order/agreement has been terminated. · Oregon board of medical examiners |
Respondent was disciplined by the Oregon Medical Board. Effective 03/10/2023, revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation (Probation end date to be determined when tolled status is lifted). Terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, completing a clinical competence assessment program prior to practicing medicine; completing an education course, a medical record keeping course and an ethics course; prohibited from obtaining, purchasing, leasing, or using any equipment used for the sole purpose of vestibular testing, and from performing allergy testing for any patient or treating chronic environmental allergies via desensitization injections, except under direct supervision by another physician or within the course of a formal training program approved in advance by the Board; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; submitting quarterly declarations of compliance with all conditions of probation; complying with the Board's probation unit; prohibited from engaging in the practice of medicine in Respondent's or patient's place of residence, unless the patient resides in a skilled nursing facility or other similar licensed facility; reimbursing the Board its cost of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $8,446.25; and paying costs associated with probation monitoring.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 33% of their 94 Part D prescriptions in 2022.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2023 | 22 | 11 | None | None | $1,460 |
| 2022 | 94 | 45 | 33% (31) | None | $2,654 |
| 2021 | 56 | 34 | 54% (30) | None | $1,919 |
| 2020 | 86 | 52 | 47% (40) | None | $3,244 |
| 2019 | 48 | 26 | 42% (20) | None | $911 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2022: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 31 | $184 | $6 |
| Levetiracetam | 12 | $93 | $8 |
2021: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 28 | $144 | $5 |
2020: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 39 | $190 | $5 |
2019: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 18 | $48 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$65 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | None | $65 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | None | $53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | None | $49 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | Farapulse | $65 | 2 payments
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See all 2 published payments
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-08-22 | Farapulse | $27 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-08-18 | Farapulse | $38 |
See earlier years (2022, 2021)
2022: $53
| Abbvie | Vraylar | $53 | 2 payments
|
2021: $49
| AbbVie | Vraylar | $49 | 3 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1538657846
- Licence
- CA 55514California A55514: Current · expires 2028-01-31
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X)
- Mailing address
- 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128
- NPI first listed
- 2018-04-23
- NPI last updated
- 2018-12-05
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116