NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Indianapolis, IN

Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1457714644, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; 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
1457714644
Name
Christopher Daniel Benell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
8414 Naab RD, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone
(317) 338-7510
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(317) 338-7539
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190823003498); accepts Medicare assignment
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 8414 Naab RD

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

  1. Sebastian Abad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831992866
  2. Jonathan AeschlimanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396108742
  3. Kamran AhmadInternal Medicine Physician1316756794
  4. Rana Alcheikh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205463346
  5. C Allen, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578670329
  6. Rabiah Amjad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235999392

Verify Christopher Daniel Benell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Benell212
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  2. Prednisone17 claims
  3. Lisinopril15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Vincent Medical Group IncAnderson, IN

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

Christopher Daniel Benell among 4,574 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Indiana

Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D. is one of 4,574 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Indiana. 19% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 4% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2020 among the 102 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3,054 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Indianapolis

They are 3,054 of the 30,493 NPPES records with a practice address in Indianapolis, and 4,574 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Indiana.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan AeschlimanIndianapolis, IN 462601396108742
  2. Anoop Agrawal, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601245461037
  3. Kirk AkaydinIndianapolis, IN 462601851745954
  4. Omar Al-Saraireh, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601861842924
  5. Amanda Bakker, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601871973917
  6. Jessica Cottee, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601548624182
  7. Andrea Creighton, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601932441821
  8. Gavin Mapes, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601770962524

Common questions

What is Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457714644, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8414 Naab RD, Indianapolis, IN, 46260. Phone: (317) 338-7510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D.'s license?

Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Daniel Benell, M.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.