David Joseph Bene, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · York, PA
David Joseph Bene, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in York, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598879462, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD049506L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Joseph Bene
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD049506L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA 17403
- Phone
- (717) 755-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 747-3280
- Medicaid ID
- 001483485 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060301000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 Pine Grove Commons
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natalie Duffy, CRNPNurse Practitioner1528494713
Verify David Joseph Bene in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD049506LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,961 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost761 claims
- Timolol Maleate326 claims
- Ofloxacin106 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate96 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol67 claims
- Fluorometholone65 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: $2,062.55
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ludwick Eye Center, LtdChambersburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Joseph Bene among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
David Joseph Bene, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in York → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Bilder, M.D.York, PA 174031770563785
- Kenneth Brein, M.D.York, PA 174031841279346
- Kevin Chen, MDYork, PA 174031437543360
- Denise Kerchner, M.D.York, PA 174031053546317
- Charles Letocha, M.D.York, PA 174031770563124
- Steven Olkowski, M.D.York, PA 174031992777981
- Jacques Surer, Jr., D.O.York, PA 174031578562930
- John Tull, M.D.York, PA 174031841592250
Common questions
What is David Joseph Bene, MD's NPI number?
David Joseph Bene, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598879462, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Joseph Bene, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA, 17403. Phone: (717) 755-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Joseph Bene, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD049506L, 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 David Joseph Bene, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Joseph Bene, MD had 1,961 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.