Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1629428149, issued on Jun 15, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-06469, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam Tyler Benfield
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-06469 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1985 Startown RD, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 327-4745
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160831000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1985 Startown RD
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Verify Adam Tyler Benfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-06469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,613 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium413 claims
- Omeprazole193 claims
- Losartan Potassium183 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium181 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Lisinopril173 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $215.25
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam Tyler Benfield among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C's NPI number?
Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629428149, issued on Jun 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1985 Startown RD, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 327-4745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-06469, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam Tyler Benfield, PA-C had 5,613 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.