NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles David Benham, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Angelo, TX

Charles David Benham, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Angelo, Texas, and NPI 1659342244, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas H4164, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659342244
Name
Charles David Benham
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
H4164 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
120 E Harris Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903
Phone
(325) 657-5222
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
133692708 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050111000426); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
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 120 E Harris Ave

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

  1. Virginia Adams, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1760651434
  2. Jarrett Aldinger, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689934788
  3. Saint-Martin Allihien, MD, MPHInternal Medicine Physician1467194498
  4. Nestor Alvar, CCPPerfusionist1215868047
  5. Stormie Anderson, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1386510410
  6. Cameron Arakaki, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1457098246

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

141 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Benham141
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin22 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt16 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.8 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Shannon ClinicSan Angelo, TX

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

Charles David Benham among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Charles David Benham, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 55% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in San Angelo

They are 33 of the 1,796 NPPES records with a practice address in San Angelo, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Boster, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031649242975
  2. Harold Freemyer, M.D.San Angelo, TX 769031225011083
  3. Lance Hafter, D.O.San Angelo, TX 769031023075009
  4. Roland Heidenhofer, M.D.San Angelo, TX 769031386600831
  5. Scott Hodge, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031073584066
  6. Sara Jackson-Vance, M.D.San Angelo, TX 769031790879849
  7. Kelly Koenig, D.O.San Angelo, TX 769031861710576
  8. Mark Murphy, M.D.San Angelo, TX 769031689647737

Common questions

What is Charles David Benham, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles David Benham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659342244, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles David Benham, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E Harris Ave, San Angelo, TX, 76903. Phone: (325) 657-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles David Benham, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H4164, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles David Benham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles David Benham, M.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles David Benham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.