Craig Bennett, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hudson, FL
Craig Bennett, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hudson, Florida, and NPI 1295763142, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0078371, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Bennett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME0078371 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7544 Jacque RD, Hudson, FL 34667
- Phone
- (727) 697-2200
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 863-8774
- Medicaid ID
- 256995700 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100111000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7544 Jacque RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin BassPhysician Assistant1831587849
- Yvette Bennett, ARNPNurse Practitioner1548439722
- Bernard Davis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043559214
- Jacqueline DeloofPhysician Assistant1811820343
- Jarron Fevrier, PAPhysician Assistant1144061961
- Jose Gomez, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1497782379
Verify Craig Bennett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0078371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam299 claims
- Amoxicillin59 claims
- Tramadol Hcl48 claims
- Gabapentin26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.8 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: $1,656.10
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Center For Bone And Joint Disease, PA.Weeki Wachee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Bennett among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Craig Bennett, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Hudson
They are 11 of the 865 NPPES records with a practice address in Hudson, and 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Hudson → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Gomez, MDHudson, FL 346671497782379
- Dolfi Herscovici, DOHudson, FL 346671609871326
- John Johnson, MDHudson, FL 346671952861577
- George Kardashian, M.D.Hudson, FL 346671871751008
- Richard Katz, MDHudson, FL 346671104854058
- John Lozano, MDHudson, FL 346671770688251
- Dragomir Mijic, D.O.Hudson, FL 346671043573371
- Steven Nadler, MDHudson, FL 346671952325862
Common questions
What is Craig Bennett, MD's NPI number?
Craig Bennett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295763142, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Bennett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7544 Jacque RD, Hudson, FL, 34667. Phone: (727) 697-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Bennett, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0078371, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Bennett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Bennett, MD had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Bennett, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 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), 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.