Alexander Scott Benson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Alexander Scott Benson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1740939487, issued on Mar 21, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 79457, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Scott Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 79457 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 E 28TH St # MR 11112, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 863-4233
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250527000968); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 800 E 28TH St # MR 11112
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alexander Scott Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 79457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Allina Health SystemPlymouth, MN
- Emergency Care Consultants PAMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Alexander Scott Benson, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Scott Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740939487, issued on Mar 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Scott Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 E 28TH St # MR 11112, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-4233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Scott Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 79457, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Scott Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Scott Benson, MD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.