Cecilia L. Benz, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Cecilia L. Benz, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1457736704, issued on Jul 28, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 68058, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cecilia L. Benz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 68058 AZ
RL13782 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
- Phone
- (480) 301-8000
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240930003192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cecilia L. Benz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 68058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,471.28
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 affiliation
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cecilia L. Benz among 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona
Cecilia L. Benz, MD is one of 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 78% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Francis Downey, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591952362006
- Travis Geraci, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591508127036
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- Kristen Sell-Dottin, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591245521640
- Victor Trastek, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591205822574
Common questions
What is Cecilia L. Benz, MD's NPI number?
Cecilia L. Benz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457736704, issued on Jul 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cecilia L. Benz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cecilia L. Benz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 68058, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Cecilia L. Benz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.