David Joseph Benaron, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
David Joseph Benaron, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1346688371, issued on Jun 12, 2013. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Joseph Benaron
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 16955 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-6213
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 543-3115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190815002472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Joseph Benaron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Naproxen13 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): 94.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America - CaliforniaTruckee, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Joseph Benaron among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
David Joseph Benaron, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David Joseph Benaron, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Joseph Benaron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346688371, issued on Jun 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Joseph Benaron, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-6213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Joseph Benaron, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Joseph Benaron, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Joseph Benaron, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Joseph Benaron, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.