Michael Benz, MD

Michael Benz, MD

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology

As a physician, the delivery of care and service to the best of my ability is what I proudly offer to my patients. No compromise.

Languages Spoken

  • Hindi
  • Telugu

Related Practices

  • Cardiology of Jersey City

Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated

Primary Areas of Practice

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology

Other Areas of Practice

  • Bloodless Medicine
  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Women and Heart Disease

Procedures

  • Angiography
  • Balloon Angioplasty
  • Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardioversion
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Stent Placement
  • Directional/Rotational Atherectomy
  • Echocardiography
  • Exercise Stress Testing
  • Holter/Ambulatory Monitoring
  • Mitral Clip
  • Pacemaker Follow-Up
  • PCI
  • Percutaneous Repair of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Percutaneous Repair of Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
  • Peripheral Vascular Intervention
  • Pharmacological Stress Test
  • TAVR
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Conditions Treated

  • Angina
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Arrhythmias
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Failure/Cardiac Failure
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertension
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Palpitations
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Syncope (Fainting)

Locations &
Appointments

Locations

Advanced Cardiac Care LLC at Jersey City

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142 Palisade Avenue Suite 215 Jersey City, NJ 07306

Phone: 201-222-1170
Fax: 201-222-1159
Tuesday: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Appointments

Please call the office to schedule an appointment.

Insurance

Insurances Accepted

Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.

1199 (SEIU)

  • 1199 (SEIU)

Aetna

  • Aetna Assure Premier Plus
  • Aetna CCN
  • Aetna CoreSource
  • Aetna Coventry
  • Aetna FIDE-SNP
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Whole Health HMO
  • Aetna Whole Health PPO
  • Medsolutions
  • Meritan Health

AmeriHealth

  • AmeriHealth Administrator
  • AmeriHealth HMO
  • AmeriHealth PPO
  • Value Network (Exchange Plan)

APWU

  • APWU Health Plan

Cigna

  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Supplemental
  • Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
  • Health Partners

Clover Health

  • Clover Medicare Advantage

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth EPO
  • EmblemHealth EPO2
  • EmblemHealth FEHB
  • EmblemHealth FEHBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI CBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI PPO
  • EmblemHealth National
  • EmblemHealth PPO1
  • EmblemHealth PPO2
  • EmblemHealth PPO3
  • EmblemHealth Tri-State
  • Vytra

Empire BCBS

  • Blue Priority
  • Direct HMO
  • Direct PPO
  • Empire BCBS EPO
  • Empire BCBS GEPO
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VFG)
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
  • Empire BCBS HMO
  • Empire BCBS Indemnity
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
  • Empire BCBS POS
  • Empire BCBS PPO

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

  • Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

Fidelis Care NJ

  • Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care

First Health

  • First Health

GEHA

  • GEHA Health Plan

Horizon BCBS

  • Federal Employee Program
  • Horizon BCBS Braven Health
  • Horizon BCBS EPO
  • Horizon BCBS HMO
  • Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
  • Horizon BCBS PPO
  • NJ Carpenters Fund
  • OMNIA Tier 1
  • Traditional

Horizon NJ Health

  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)

Humana

  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Humana ChoicePOS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
  • Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
  • Humana Gold Plus HMO
  • Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
  • Humana Medicare PPO
  • Humana Medicare PPO 2023
  • Humana National Medicare HMO
  • Humana National POS - Open Access
  • Humana National POS - Open Access Plus

MagnaCare

  • Local 825
  • MagnaCare PPO

Mail Handlers

  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)

Medicaid

  • Medicaid NJ

Medicare

  • Medicare NJ

MVP Health Care

  • MVP Health Care PPO

NALC

  • NALC Health Benefit Plan

Nippon Life Insurance Co of America

  • Nippon Life Benefits

Oxford

  • Freedom
  • Garden State Network
  • Liberty
  • Metro
  • Oxford Medicare

QualCare

  • Choice Care
  • HIP HMO
  • HIP PPO
  • HIP PRIME HMO
  • HIP PRIME PPO
  • Oscar
  • QualCare EPO
  • QualCare FEHB
  • QualCare GHI PPO
  • QualCare HMO
  • QualCare Humana
  • QualCare PPO
  • QualCare Worker's Comp

Railroad Medicare

  • Railroad Medicare NJ

TRICARE North Region

  • CHAMPVA
  • DVA

UMR

  • UMR

United Healthcare Community and State

  • Dual Complete
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP
  • Commercial and Marketplace
  • Compass Benefit (Exchange)
  • Medica
  • River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Wellcare NJ

  • Wellcare NJ Ambetter
  • Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care

Wellpoint

  • Wellpoint Medicaid
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage

About

About Michael Benz

Dr. Benz is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, with additional certifications as a registered physician in vascular interpretation (RPVI) and registered vascular technologist (RVT). His primary clinical interests are coronary, structural heart, and peripheral vascular interventions. Dr. Benz received his medical degree from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. He did his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at New Jersey Medical School (now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School), where he was chief medical resident and chief cardiology fellow. He did an interventional cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York and advanced structural heart and endovascular interventional training at Prairie Heart Institute, in Springfield, IL, and at the German Heart Centre, in Munich, Germany. Dr. Benz is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society for Vascular Medicine.

Honors & Awards

Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Professional Memberships

American Society of Echocardiography

Society for Vascular Medicine

Global Health and Community Health Activities

2016: Joined medical mission "Operasyon Puso" held at Phil Heart Center in Manila Philippines. Free complex coronary interventions  performed to indigent patients with coronary artery disease.

Education &
Training

Education & Degrees

MBBS: Osmania Medical College

Residency

University Hospital, Rutgers University

Fellowship

University Hospital, Rutgers University: Cardiovascular Disease

St. Vincent's Hospital: Interventional Cardiology

Certifications & Distinctions

  • Interventional Cardiology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
  • Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
  • Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
  • Nuclear Cardiology (Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology [CBNC])
  • Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation [RPVI] (Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement)
  • Registered Vascular Technologist (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
  • Vascular Medicine (American Board of Vascular Medicine [ABVM])