Michael Benz, MD

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
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

Advanced Cardiac Care LLC

A
142 Palisade Avenue Suite 215 The Heights, NJ 07306

Main: 201-222-1170

Fax: 201-222-1159

Tuesday

12:30 PM
-
5:30 PM

Wednesday

12:30 PM
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5:30 PM

Friday

12:30 PM
-
5:30 PM

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

Amerigroup

Amerigroup Medicaid
Amerivantage

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)

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

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 & Degrees

MBBS: Osmania Medical College

Residency

University Hospital, Rutgers University

Fellowship

University Hospital, Rutgers University, Cardiovascular Disease

St. Vincent's Hospital, Interventional Cardiology

Board Certifications

Interventional Cardiology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Other Certifications

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])