NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Briana M. Benson, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Albany, NY

Briana M. Benson, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1801203591, issued on Jul 15, 2014. Check the license (New York 017745, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801203591
Name
Briana M. Benson
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
017745 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Phone
(518) 262-2229
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2014
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
03985059 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140905002415); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 50 New Scotland Ave

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

  1. Kathryn BielawaPhysician Assistant1093552507
  2. Douglas BrownFamily Nurse Practitioner1417874587
  3. Melanie Cintron, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568610012
  4. Sandra Dibrito, M.D. PHDSurgical Oncology Physician1992071195
  5. Megan GillooleyPhysician Assistant1053252981
  6. Fleur KabalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316886930

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

153 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Briana Benson153
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
  2. Cephalexin40 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl21 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl15 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: $259.61

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Briana Benson$259.61
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Briana M. Benson among 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York

Briana M. Benson, PA is one of 2,152 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 1,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

87 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Albany

They are 87 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bergin, PAAlbany, NY 122081962455220
  2. Patricia Boudreau, P. A.Albany, NY 122081215071345
  3. Holly Brown, RPACAlbany, NY 122081972605517
  4. Angela Eggleston, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAlbany, NY 122081326079237
  5. Joanna Erwin, RPA-CAlbany, NY 122081023126877
  6. Michael Frank, P.A.Albany, NY 122081336183466
  7. Michael Gorman, PAAlbany, NY 122081518074210
  8. Veronica Loughridge, BSAlbany, NY 122081588756449

Common questions

What is Briana M. Benson, PA's NPI number?

Briana M. Benson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801203591, issued on Jul 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Briana M. Benson, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-2229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Briana M. Benson, PA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 017745, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Briana M. Benson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Briana M. Benson, PA had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.