NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD

General Practice Physician · Wanblee, SD

Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Wanblee, South Dakota, and NPI 1275635500, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275635500
Name
Arelis Benitez-Quinones
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
15481 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 1St Street, Wanblee, SD 57577
Phone
(605) 462-5650
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2025
Fax
(605) 462-6631
Medicaid ID
5540040 SD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161215000039); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 210 1St Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robyn Black Feather, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1225592371
  2. Jaimee McGuire, DNP, RN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1427297266

Verify Arelis Benitez-Quinones in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

1,367 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Arelis Benitez-Quinones1,367
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
  2. Omeprazole64 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium56 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate48 claims
  6. Synthroid45 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Pine Ridge Indian Health Service HospitalWanblee, SD
  2. Pine Ridge Indian Health Service HospitalPine Ridge, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arelis Benitez-Quinones among 21 general practice physician records in South Dakota

Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD is one of 21 general practice physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 48% 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, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 general practice physician record lists a practice address in Wanblee

They are 1 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Wanblee, and 21 general practice physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julio Almeyda, M.D.Eagle Butte, SD 576251366647893
  2. Maxwell Cheng, D.O.Ellsworth Afb, SD 577061083363683
  3. Antonio Alandy, MDEureka, SD 574371083624241
  4. Elizabeth Pearl, MDFort Meade, SD 577411063630150
  5. Olivia Vaughan, D.O.Fort Meade, SD 577411952696858
  6. Joselyn Agosto-Betancourt, MDPine Ridge, SD 577701740519073
  7. Pedro Ibarra-Perocier, M.D.Wagner, SD 573801710961081
  8. Rishi Patel, M.D.Wagner, SD 573801154797165

Common questions

What is Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD's NPI number?

Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275635500, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 1St Street, Wanblee, SD, 57577. Phone: (605) 462-5650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD's license?

Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arelis Benitez-Quinones, MD had 1,367 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.