NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Paducah, KY

Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1609392406, issued on Aug 14, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 3011758, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609392406
Name
Dawn Leighann Benefiel
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
3011758 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 310, Paducah, KY 42003
Phone
(270) 538-6200
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2024
Fax
(270) 538-6220
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181211000168); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 310

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jenny Franke, MDUrology Physician1437112893
  2. Christina Thweatt, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1578170718

Verify Dawn Leighann Benefiel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 463 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dawn Benefiel1,762
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl493 claims
  2. Finasteride180 claims
  3. Myrbetriq111 claims
  4. Fesoterodine Fumarate Er90 claims
  5. Alfuzosin Hcl Er83 claims
  6. Silodosin74 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: $18.65

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dawn Benefiel$18.65
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLCPaducah, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dawn Leighann Benefiel among 482 acute care nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN is one of 482 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 34% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 387 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Kentucky

There are 482 acute care nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Green, APRNPaducah, KY 420031134291743
  2. Shauna JonesPaducah, KY 420031932038619
  3. Kelly Nichols, APRNPaducah, KY 420031447709159
  4. Samantha Reed, NPPaducah, KY 420031558514570
  5. Sarah Richardson, APRNPaducah, KY 420031053154633
  6. Carla Sullivan, APRNPaducah, KY 420031841542941
  7. Terri Thompson, APRNPaducah, KY 420031306173778
  8. Annemarie Tutor, AGACNP-BCPaducah, KY 420031427806801

Common questions

What is Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN's NPI number?

Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609392406, issued on Aug 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 310, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 538-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3011758, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dawn Leighann Benefiel, APRN had 1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 463 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.