Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1295180461, issued on Apr 25, 2016. Check the license (California 1295180461, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Kevin Hendricks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 1295180461 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 35 Casa St Ste 320, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
- Phone
- (805) 316-3733
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 316-3738
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230824004021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 35 Casa St Ste 320
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittany Bell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972047587
- Lisa Brazil, C.F.N.P.Family Medicine Physician1154419117
- Christine Burg, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740665405
- Christina Pyo, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285974287
Verify Benjamin Kevin Hendricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 1295180461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl64 claims
- Ondansetron Odt36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Hydrocodone-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.
Industry payments in 2024: $162,997.45
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkSan Luis Obispo, CA
- David B. HammerTempleton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Kevin Hendricks among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Kissel, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011306877030
- Donald Ramberg, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011124093000
- Elijah Wogu, DOSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011164622908
- David Yeh, MMDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011720044415
- Ramanand Dandillaya, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541508847187
- Alan EdelmanSanta Maria, CA 934541699886903
- Matthew Schreckinger, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541447488556
- Nicholas Slimack, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541265743884
Common questions
What is Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295180461, issued on Apr 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Casa St Ste 320, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 316-3733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 1295180461, 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 Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Kevin Hendricks, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.