Cesar Benitez, M.D
Psychiatry Physician · El Cajon, CA
Cesar Benitez, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1275738098, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (California A107600, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cesar Benitez
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A107600 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 W Madison Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
- Phone
- (619) 447-1010
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 447-1221
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cesar Benitez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A107600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine176 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate121 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate66 claims
- Clozapine62 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er56 claims
- Invega Sustenna56 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.
Cesar Benitez among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Cesar Benitez, M.D 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Allen, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920201659382588
- Donna Landtwing, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920201356383616
- Robert Sanders, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920201144264300
- Iouri Simonenko, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920201891956157
- Joshua Tartaglione, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920201841567104
- Carmelita Barros, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922200310
- Vijay Chennamchetty, MD, MPHEl Cajon, CA 920211811194145
- Robert Gorney, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144486390
Common questions
What is Cesar Benitez, M.D's NPI number?
Cesar Benitez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275738098, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cesar Benitez, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 W Madison Ave, El Cajon, CA, 92020. Phone: (619) 447-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cesar Benitez, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A107600, 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 Cesar Benitez, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cesar Benitez, M.D had 1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.