Christopher Michael Benson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA
Christopher Michael Benson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629727003, issued on Mar 22, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD489078, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD489078 PA
MT227300 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8521
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250623001989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Michael Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD489078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
721 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Eliquis26 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Benson among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Michael Benson, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
124 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 124 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Benson, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629727003, issued on Mar 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD489078, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Michael Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Benson, MD had 721 Medicare Part D claims for 127 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.