Arthur Benjamin, M. D.
Ophthalmology Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Arthur Benjamin, M. D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1487682423, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (California A55562, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Benjamin
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A55562 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9201 W Sunset Blvd Ste 709, West Hollywood, CA 90069
- Phone
- (310) 275-5533
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 275-5523
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050212000040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9201 W Sunset Blvd Ste 709
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arthur Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,955 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost485 claims
- Timolol Maleate309 claims
- Lumigan265 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth249 claims
- Azelastine Hcl203 claims
- Restasis184 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): 94.7 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: $407.90
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nova Eye, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Arthur Benjamin among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Arthur Benjamin, M. D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Arthur Benjamin, M. D.'s NPI number?
Arthur Benjamin, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487682423, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Benjamin, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9201 W Sunset Blvd Ste 709, West Hollywood, CA, 90069. Phone: (310) 275-5533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Benjamin, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A55562, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arthur Benjamin, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur Benjamin, M. D. had 2,955 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arthur Benjamin, M. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.