Christopher H. Benbow, MD
Psychiatry Physician · La Jolla, CA
Christopher H. Benbow, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1205924503, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (California A48016, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher H. Benbow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A48016 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 622-0590
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 558-0250
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher H. Benbow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A48016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
90 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 90 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher H. Benbow, MD's NPI number?
Christopher H. Benbow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205924503, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher H. Benbow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 622-0590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher H. Benbow, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A48016, 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 Christopher H. Benbow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher H. Benbow, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.