NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Mahdi, MD

Family Medicine Physician · La Quinta, CA

Benjamin Mahdi, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Quinta, California, and NPI 1043642598, issued on Aug 7, 2013. Check the license (California A139382, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043642598
Name
Benjamin Mahdi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A139382 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA 92253
Phone
(760) 834-7920
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 834-7921
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 45280 Seeley Dr

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

  1. Rezner AbubakarFamily Medicine Physician1356548648
  2. Mark Bayer, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1346275278
  3. Rajdeep Brar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811378128
  4. Gilbert Cerda, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437753621
  5. Mark ConnellPhysical Therapist1508309477
  6. Amanda Curnock, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447228796

Verify Benjamin Mahdi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,619 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Mahdi1,619
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin79 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl60 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium51 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium50 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: $41.47

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Mahdi$41.47
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Benjamin Mahdi among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Benjamin Mahdi, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Quinta

They are 27 of the 468 NPPES records with a practice address in La Quinta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shawn Allen, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531598774846
  2. Erika Estock, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531225199581
  3. Edith Gonzalez-Werner, M. D.La Quinta, CA 922531699810838
  4. David Hjerpe, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531578507216
  5. Peter Kadile, DOLa Quinta, CA 922531396710646
  6. Jodean Nicolette, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531962599720
  7. Gregory Pecchia, D.O.La Quinta, CA 922531720011935
  8. Joseph Scherger, MD, MPHLa Quinta, CA 922531881610939

Common questions

What is Benjamin Mahdi, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Mahdi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043642598, issued on Aug 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Mahdi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA, 92253. Phone: (760) 834-7920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Mahdi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A139382, 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 Mahdi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Mahdi, MD had 1,619 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.