Brian S. Benjamin, D.O.
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Brian S. Benjamin, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518354661, issued on Apr 15, 2015. Check the license (California 20A18598, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian S. Benjamin
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 20A18598 CA
H0087768 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 E 5TH St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
- Phone
- (213) 537-0822
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210901003800); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian S. Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A18598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
453 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Invega Sustenna63 claims
- Clomipramine Hcl33 claims
- Bupropion Xl32 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Rybelsus24 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er22 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: $40.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Brian S. Benjamin among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Brian S. Benjamin, D.O. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X 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 Brian S. Benjamin, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian S. Benjamin, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518354661, issued on Apr 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian S. Benjamin, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 E 5TH St, Los Angeles, CA, 90013. Phone: (213) 537-0822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian S. Benjamin, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A18598, 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 Brian S. Benjamin, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian S. Benjamin, D.O. had 453 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.