Benjamin Weger, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Paxton, IL
Benjamin Weger, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Paxton, Illinois, and NPI 1467987289, issued on Apr 30, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036.161322, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Weger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- 036.161322 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 E State St, Paxton, IL 60957
- Phone
- (217) 379-0313
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 650 E State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jason Casteel, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013678564
Verify Benjamin Weger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.161322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
1,175 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 608 among the 3,047 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl98 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl74 claims
- Trazodone Hcl59 claims
- Clonazepam53 claims
- Aripiprazole49 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl40 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: $101.14
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 1,387 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,213.83 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Gibson Community Hospital AssociationGibson City, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
1 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records list a Paxton practice address
They are 1 of the 103 NPPES records with a Paxton practice address, and 201 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
Other child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Illinois
- Huma Abbas, M.D.Aurora, IL1609039163
- Adrienne Adams, M.D.Evanston, IL1578661781
- Oluwemimo Adeyanju, MDDes Plaines, IL1487018081
- Nasir Ahmad, M.D.Springfield, IL1174838452
- Alaa Ahmed, MDCarbondale, IL1144742230
- Faisal Ahmed, MDNormal, IL1417069881
- Theodore Allchin, MDMount Prospect, IL1861522567
- Seeba AnamChicago, IL1972727428
- Ali Anwar, D.O.Elgin, IL1710328703
- Khalid Arshad, MDKankakee, IL1306259817
Common questions
What is Benjamin Weger, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Weger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467987289, issued on Apr 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Weger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 E State St, Paxton, IL, 60957. Phone: (217) 379-0313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Weger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.161322, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Weger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Weger, MD had 1,175 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 608. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.