Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538329792, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437565, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Navarro Benjamin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- MD437565 PA
ME124966 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 2100, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-8430
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 102326088 PA
015323300 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090717000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Navarro Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin28 claims
- Biktarvy20 claims
- Juluca20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $33.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 2 group practices
- Einstein Practice Plan IncPhila, PA
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Navarro Benjamin among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D. is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shabnam Assar, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031962744664
- Aylin Colpan, MDAllentown, PA 181031144480393
- Brian Friel, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031821358805
- Mark Knouse, MDAllentown, PA 181031144201765
- Christopher Miller, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031518100486
- Jaan Naktin, MDAllentown, PA 181031639150253
- Luther Rhodes, MDAllentown, PA 181031174504633
- Carla Rossi, MDAllentown, PA 181031548260631
Common questions
What is Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538329792, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 2100, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-8430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437565, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Navarro Benjamin, M.D. had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.