Benigno Rafael Varela
Gastroenterology Physician · Hamden, CT
Benigno Rafael Varela is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Hamden, Connecticut, and NPI 1730488412, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (Connecticut 55983, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benigno Rafael Varela
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 55983 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Whitney Ave Ste 360, Hamden, CT 06518
- Phone
- (203) 281-4463
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170622002802); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 336 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2200 Whitney Ave Ste 360
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Daniel Helburn, MDGastroenterology Physician1558307025
- Tai Hang Ho, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1093080145
- Katherine Krevolin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1871149153
- Jeffrey Kwan, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1851439848
Verify Benigno Rafael Varela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 55983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium283 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr131 claims
- Linzess107 claims
- Motegrity76 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf73 claims
- Omeprazole57 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,645.96
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Hhc Physician Services PLLCHamden, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benigno Rafael Varela among 336 gastroenterology physician records in Connecticut
Benigno Rafael Varela is one of 336 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 255 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Hamden
They are 19 of the 1,410 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamden, and 336 gastroenterology physician records in Connecticut.
All 336 in Connecticut → Every provider in Hamden → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Chan, MDHamden, CT 065181326140674
- Dean Chang, MDHamden, CT 065181770564247
- Paul Feuerstadt, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181386975928
- David Hass, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181225177769
- Ramnath Hebbar, MDHamden, CT 065181124045992
- Daniel Helburn, MDHamden, CT 065181558307025
- Jeffrey Kwan, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181851439848
- Jeremy Matloff, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181770741290
Common questions
What is Benigno Rafael Varela's NPI number?
Benigno Rafael Varela's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730488412, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benigno Rafael Varela located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Whitney Ave Ste 360, Hamden, CT, 06518. Phone: (203) 281-4463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benigno Rafael Varela's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 55983, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benigno Rafael Varela prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benigno Rafael Varela had 1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benigno Rafael Varela's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.