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Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Kaplan, MD, MPH
Resident Physician
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care
984-974-0210
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMClosed Today 
Accepting New Patients
Location Information
The UNC Family Medicine Center at Chapel Hill
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
590 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap AccessiblePhone:
984-974-0210
Fax:
919-966-6126
Hours
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Primary Care
Provider Details
Type: Clinician
Gender: Male
About Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Kaplan, MD, MPH
My main professional mission is to make health and wellness accessible to as many people as possible. For me, this encompasses a number of different efforts, both within and outside of the healthcare system. As a full-spectrum family physician, I will provide gender-affirming care, medication-assisted treatment, and other critical services for people and communities with limited access to healthcare. In my role as a health disparities research...
My main professional mission is to make health and wellness accessible to as many people as possible. For me, this encompasses a number of different efforts, both within and outside of the healthcare system. As a full-spectrum family physician, I will provide gender-affirming care, medication-assisted treatment, and other critical services for people and communities with limited access to healthcare. In my role as a health disparities researcher and advocate, I am committed to dismantling structural racism, transphobia, and other systems of oppression that shape our state’s and our nation’s marked health disparities. As a writer and visual artist, I do my best to encourage conversation around social justice, mental health, trauma and other critical topics that may be challenging to discuss.
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Hospitals
- UNC Physicians Network
Languages
- English
Medical School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016 - 2021
Master of Public Health
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019 - 2020
Health disparities research, community-based participatory research, photovoice, social medicine, narrative medicine
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) health; gender-affirming care; trauma-informed care; complex care
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
* Coverage for certain behavioral health, Medicare and commercial plans as well as TriCare varies across UNC Health entities. Please call prior to your visit to determine coverage.
UNC Health contracts with most health insurance companies including, but not limited to, the ones listed here. While we do our best to keep this list up-to-date, it often changes. Professional fees charged by care providers and organizations who are not employed, owned or managed by UNC Health may not be included under the same insurance contracts and may bill separately. Before scheduling your appointment, please contact the organization or care provider in charge of delivering these services as they may be able to help you identify who will be providing these services. Your insurance company can help to determine which specific services, locations and providers are covered by your plan as well as provide you with information regarding co-payments, deductibles or any additional charges that may be your responsibility. UNC Health makes no representation or guarantee of benefits or coverage. Services not covered by your insurance company will be your responsibility. If you are in need of financial assistance, please visit our Financial Assistance page. For additional information regarding insurance accepted at UNC Health, please visit our Insurance page.
