Christopher Benson, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Lancaster, SC
Christopher Benson, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Lancaster, South Carolina, and NPI 1598732901, issued on Mar 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 19287, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Benson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 19287 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 834 W Meeting St Ste E, Lancaster, SC 29720
- Phone
- (803) 285-5900
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 834 W Meeting St Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nancy Burleson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1528124336
- Staci Polk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245861236
Verify Christopher Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 27,363 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Progesterone31 claims
- Estradiol29 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate21 claims
- Myrbetriq14 claims
- Fluconazole13 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 75.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $276.02
9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was OptumHealth Care Solutions, LLC. The 20,757 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,147.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Medical University Hospital AuthorityLancaster, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 755 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in South Carolina.
Other obstetrics & gynecology physician records in South Carolina
- Sara Janne Aarsland, M.D.Charleston, SC1548555436
- Amanda AbrairaSpartanburg, SC1710368402
- Christopher Accetta, MDSummerville, SC1407820384
- Riddick Ackerman, M.D.Walterboro, SC1104867183
- Lauren Adams, MDCharleston, SC1558055640
- Robert Adams, M.D.Florence, SC1447537840
- Douglas Addy, MDColumbia, SC1942270590
- Alicia Agard, MDColumbia, SC1710797857
- Francisco Aguirre, III, MDColumbia, SC1295900504
- Aboagye Agyenim - Boateng, MDColumbia, SC1194758243
Common questions
What is Christopher Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598732901, issued on Mar 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Benson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 834 W Meeting St Ste E, Lancaster, SC, 29720. Phone: (803) 285-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Benson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19287, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Benson, M.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Benson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.