Benny Menendez, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ft Lauderdale, FL
Benny Menendez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1689660748, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME63963, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benny Menendez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- ME63963 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 S Andrews Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
- Phone
- (954) 355-4400
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 374049899 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040708000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benny Menendez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME63963Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen14 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Prednisone12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paragon Contracting Services LLCCoral Springs, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benny Menendez among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Benny Menendez, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Ft Lauderdale
They are 53 of the 1,505 NPPES records with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Alakija, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161689660292
- Anthony Ard, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161700872108
- Maciej Ferenc, DOFt Lauderdale, FL 333161467458596
- David Gilchrist, DOFt Lauderdale, FL 333161962498774
- Jean Gordon, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161033105556
- Mylissa Graber, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161427044825
- Edward Hartwig, DOFt Lauderdale, FL 333161487640009
- Harry Lee, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161689677387
Common questions
What is Benny Menendez, MD's NPI number?
Benny Menendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689660748, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benny Menendez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 S Andrews Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33316. Phone: (954) 355-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benny Menendez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME63963, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benny Menendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benny Menendez, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.