NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Joseph Bentz, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, OR

Charles Joseph Bentz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1518995851, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD16068, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518995851
Name
Charles Joseph Bentz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD16068 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 SW Vermont St, Portland, OR 97219
Phone
(503) 452-0915
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 768-9232
Medicaid ID
006739 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080122000525); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wisconsin College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2400 SW Vermont St

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

  1. Meei Choong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386644896
  2. Gregg Coodley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871593491
  3. Bonnie Creitz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780684308
  4. Glen Cunningham, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871450460
  5. Mark Della Paolera, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1518232198
  6. George Demetrion, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326048950

Verify Charles Joseph Bentz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon 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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,433 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Bentz3,433
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate242 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium205 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium187 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium142 claims
  6. Lisinopril141 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: $840.60

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Bentz$840.60
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Fanno Creek Clinic LLCPortland, OR

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

Charles Joseph Bentz among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon

Charles Joseph Bentz, MD is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 1,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 58% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

889 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland

They are 889 of the 42,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meei Choong, MDPortland, OR 972191386644896
  2. Gregg Coodley, MDPortland, OR 972191871593491
  3. Bonnie Creitz, MDPortland, OR 972191780684308
  4. George Demetrion, MDPortland, OR 972191326048950
  5. Marcia Kerensky, MDPortland, OR 972191053311670
  6. Nicholas Kuhn, MDPortland, OR 972191053457937
  7. Marc Levitte, MDPortland, OR 972191699775742
  8. Louise McHarris, D.O.Portland, OR 972191518928563

Common questions

What is Charles Joseph Bentz, MD's NPI number?

Charles Joseph Bentz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518995851, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Joseph Bentz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 SW Vermont St, Portland, OR, 97219. Phone: (503) 452-0915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Joseph Bentz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD16068, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Joseph Bentz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Joseph Bentz, MD had 3,433 Medicare Part D claims for 264 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.