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2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1700895844 M.D.
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Alexander Benson, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Lakewood, Colorado.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,916 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
18
Medicare Part D claims · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
91.9/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$13.82
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Alexander Benson, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.9/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 18 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

91.9/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
18
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥61st
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Alexander Benson, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1700895844), first enumerated 08/07/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 18 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $13.82 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1700895844 · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1700895844
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 7K Critical Care
  • MIPS-ABOVE 91.9/100
  • RX-TRACE 18
  • BOOK-THIN 151 in Colorado
  • PHOTO-FINISH Harold Barkman · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Alexander Benson, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

92 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Alexander Benson, M.D. sits

This provider among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 1,548 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Alexander Benson, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 4% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 64% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Alexander Benson, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 4 · MIPS quality, percentile: 64
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Alexander Benson, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Alexander Benson, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Alexander Benson, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/07/2006

NPI 1700895844

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Mid-sized

6,916 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

18 98% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,103

MIPS final score

91.9/100 8.4 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Colorado

How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers

Colorado providers
Behavior Technician8.2%Mental Health Counselor6.1%Clinical Social Worker4.3%Physical Therapist4.2%Professional Counselor3.7%Registered Nurse3.6%Critical Care Medicine (Inte…0.1%
Largest specialties in Colorado (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Alexander Benson, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.9/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%91.9%
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 91.9/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

274 UNION BLVD STE 110
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 951-0600

Provider Details

NPI 1700895844
Specialty Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 08/07/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.9136
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
92.1312
Quality
67.8725
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Alexander Benson, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Critical Care Pulmonary And Sleep Associates Professional LLP
Lakewood, CO

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Alexander Benson, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$14

Largest payer

ABIOMED

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

18
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
18.433
Total Day Supply
440
Generic Drug Cost
$70

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.53
More Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in CO → All providers in Colorado → Compare specialties →

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Alexander Benson, M.D. fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

6,916
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,103
Avg Claims per Provider

Alexander Benson, M.D.'s 18 claims are below the specialty average of 1,103.

Nationwide Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Benson, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.9 here).

Dawn McLaughlin 91.9 AZ Harold Barkman 91.9 KS Michael Crosser 91.9 KS Timothy Dwyer 91.9 KS

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Kenneth Kalassian Philadelphia, PA Rajeev Narang Corpus Christi, TX Rolando Berger Lexington, KY Michael Nelson Shawnee Mission, KS

Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Colorado

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Benson.

One of 151 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Neil Aggarwal
MD
Aurora, CO
Dr. Elvira Aguila
MD
Fort Collins, CO
Dr. Meghan Althoff
M.D.
Aurora, CO
Dr. Mana Amir
MD
Denver, CO
Dr. Cristian Arvinte
MD
Greenwood Village, CO

Compare Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alexander Benson, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D. specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Lakewood, Colorado. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Alexander Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Alexander Benson, M.D. wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
What is Alexander Benson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.9/100 (Quality: 92.1, Cost: 67.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Alexander Benson, M.D. located? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D. is located at 274 UNION BLVD STE 110, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 951-0600.
What is Alexander Benson, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700895844, issued on 08/07/2006.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,916 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,103 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Alexander Benson, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 18 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Alexander Benson, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Alexander Benson, M.D.'s NPI is 1700895844 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.