Benito A. Pedraza
Gastroenterology Physician · Ventura, CA
Benito A. Pedraza is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1851323026, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California A78582, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benito A. Pedraza
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A78582 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 641-6525
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 641-6530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060825000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benito A. Pedraza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,264 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole429 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium159 claims
- Famotidine117 claims
- Creon65 claims
- Gavilyte-G38 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf37 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $483.48
23 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
- Covington Menz Lyche And Lin Medical GPVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benito A. Pedraza among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Benito A. Pedraza is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 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 Benito A. Pedraza's NPI number?
Benito A. Pedraza's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851323026, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benito A. Pedraza located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 641-6525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benito A. Pedraza's license?
NPPES lists California license number A78582, 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 Benito A. Pedraza prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benito A. Pedraza had 1,264 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.