Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Austin, TX
Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1780605238, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3157, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Lynn Benton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- M3157 TX
A69849 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3625 Manchaca RD, Ste 202, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 239-8943
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 239-8943
- Medicaid ID
- 184165201 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cynthia Lynn Benton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
582 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl68 claims
- Sertraline Hcl52 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er43 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Trazodone Hcl31 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $14.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Cynthia Lynn Benton among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
343 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Austin
They are 343 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD's NPI number?
Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780605238, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3625 Manchaca RD, Ste 202, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 239-8943. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3157, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Lynn Benton, MD had 582 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.