Craig Howard Bennett, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Rochester, MN
Craig Howard Bennett, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1992743702, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 1136, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Howard Bennett
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- 1136 MN
D0060491 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040304001328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Howard Bennett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 1136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 83.6 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: $2,336.46
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 2 group practices
- Lifebridge Community Physicians IncOwings Mills, MD
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Howard Bennett among 74 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Craig Howard Bennett, M.D. is one of 74 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 95% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2009 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 74 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Minnesota.
All 74 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miriam Alpert, DORochester, MN 559051396378014
- Patrick Davis, MDRochester, MN 559051306410642
- Robert Dean, MDRochester, MN 559051053986281
- Brenton Douglass, MDRochester, MN 559051346822566
- John Franco, MDRochester, MN 559051437566262
- Marcos Henriquez Corporan, MDRochester, MN 559051184358855
- Shelby Johnson, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051780046805
- John Kelly, MDRochester, MN 559051174150163
Common questions
What is Craig Howard Bennett, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Howard Bennett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992743702, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Howard Bennett, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Howard Bennett, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 1136, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Howard Bennett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Howard Bennett, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Howard Bennett, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.