Alexander G. Benz, MD
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Gainesville, GA
Alexander G. Benz, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1497712236, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 68699, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander G. Benz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- 68699 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5629 Fields RD, Gainesville, GA 30506
- Phone
- (334) 718-4975
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 009963010 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121031000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander G. Benz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 68699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 50.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 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
- Georgia Emergency Department Services, P.C.Gainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander G. Benz among 67 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Georgia
Alexander G. Benz, MD is one of 67 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 66% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 67 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Georgia.
All 67 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Toon, MDAthens, GA 306061053393637
- Michael Oates, MDSwainsboro, GA 304011922045681
- Lisa Tadayon, MDAtlanta, GA 303421487729992
- Valencia KellyCollege Park, GA 303371407626278
- Harry Wingate, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771972554699
- Jimson Smith, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281689820961
- Todd Taylor, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221902098916
- Jing Tan, EMT-AAtlanta, GA 303161124824404
Common questions
What is Alexander G. Benz, MD's NPI number?
Alexander G. Benz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497712236, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander G. Benz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5629 Fields RD, Gainesville, GA, 30506. Phone: (334) 718-4975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander G. Benz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 68699, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander G. Benz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander G. Benz, MD had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander G. Benz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 50.4 of 100. 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.