Alexander B. Benson, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lakewood, CO
Alexander B. Benson, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1700895844, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 45691, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander B. Benson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 45691 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 274 Union Blvd Ste 110, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (303) 951-0600
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 951-0605
- Medicaid ID
- 07185031 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080618000167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander B. Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 45691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Critical Care Pulmonary And Sleep Associates Professional LLPLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander B. Benson among 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado
Alexander B. Benson, M.D. is one of 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado.
All 149 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darren Boe, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281235276502
- Robert Bogin, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281841316262
- Thomas Bost, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281922074285
- Brendan Clark, MDLakewood, CO 802281265419659
- Paula Dennen, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281023084217
- Matthew Dickinson, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281396711453
- Joseph Heit, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281669448759
- Madison Macht, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281215156849
Common questions
What is Alexander B. Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander B. Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700895844, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander B. Benson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 274 Union Blvd Ste 110, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 951-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander B. Benson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 45691, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander B. Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander B. Benson, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander B. Benson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.