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Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD

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(Dr. Michael B. Atkins, M.D.)

(331 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology and Adult Oncology

Tufts University School of Medicine (1980)

Professional interests include: melanoma, cancer, chemotherapy, and more.

3800 RESERVOIR ROAD NW
Washington, DC 20007

(202) 444-2223

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD is a medical oncologist in Washington, DC specializing in medical oncology and adult oncology. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1980 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Health and MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

3800 RESERVOIR ROAD NW
Washington, DC 20007

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The event will feature key opinion leader Michael Atkins, M.D., William M. Scholl Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University, who will offer expert perspective...”—"Werewolf Therapeutics to Host KOL Event Highlighting IL-2 Landscape and Opportunity for WTX-124", WIVB, September 2023

“Hirono's treatment is being overseen by Dr. Michael Atkins, a kidney cancer specialist and deputy director of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University and...”—"Hirono plans to seek re-election in 2018 after treatment for kidney cancer", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 2017

“Dr. Michael Atkins, a member of the committee and an oncologist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, said the "really exiting, first-in-human" study would "hopefully form the basis of new...”—"Federal panel approves CRISPR gene-editing study for cancer patients", The Washington Times, June 2016

doctor visit	140

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	291

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

doctor visit	287

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

doctor visit	161

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

doctor visit	237

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	323

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	264

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

doctor visit	157

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	134

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	126

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	33

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	19
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center (1984)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

MedStar Health

MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, Aetna Open Choice (PPO), United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA, Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA, Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II, United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS), Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network, Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund), Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS), United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Aetna Student Health Insurance, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus, D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO), CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic, Employee Health Plan (EHP) and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Aetna Student Health Insurance

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

Employee Health Plan (EHP)

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 331 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-08-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

My doctor is an experienced and caring medical doctor. One of the best.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-03-02

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Outstanding experience.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-08-18

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Outstanding

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$244,817 OPDIVO $85,958	YERVOY $27,823	NIVOLUMAB $7,195	NULOJIX $3,525	$120,316
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$56,690 MK-6018 $2,099	KEYTRUDA $1,168	NON-PRODUCT $637	MK-3475 $128	SYLATRON $65	Other $52,594
EISAI INC.	$43,321 Lenvima $43,321
Exelixis Inc.	$35,268 Cabometyx $35,268
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$30,687 TECENTRIQ $21,568	Zelboraf $4,814	Non-Covered Product $4,305
Other	$183,975 INLYTA $16,182	TECENTRIQ $12,604	Blincyto $10,453	IMLYGIC $9,130	VOTRIENT RCC $7,513	Other $128,092

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$430,848
Travel and Lodging	$78,118
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$42,754
Education	$26,524
Food and Beverage	$10,867
Other	$5,648

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD has received 374 research payments totaling $17,542,146.

Biography

Dr. Michael Atkins is an adult oncology and medical oncology specialist. His education and training includes medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine and residency at Tufts Medical Center. Clinical interests for Dr. Atkins include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, and lung mass. The average patient rating for Dr. Atkins is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Atkins seems to be an in-network provider for Blue California, Coventry, and Coventry Health Care Plans, as well as other insurance carriers. He is professionally affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He has an open panel in Washington, DC according to Doctor.com.

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Education & Training

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Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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