Charles Edward Benson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Charles Edward Benson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1407433477, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 125078805, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Edward Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 125078805 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (866) 600-2273
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Edward Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125078805Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide11 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.
Charles Edward Benson among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Charles Edward Benson, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Charles Edward Benson, MD's NPI number?
Charles Edward Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407433477, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Edward Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (866) 600-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Edward Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125078805, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Edward Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Edward Benson, MD had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.