Delano Benjamin, M.D.
Adult Medicine Physician · Forestdale, AL
Delano Benjamin, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Forestdale, Alabama, and NPI 1184800948, issued on Jan 11, 2008. Check the license (Alabama MD.24889, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Delano Benjamin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- MD.24889 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1480 Forestdale Blvd, Forestdale, AL 35214
- Phone
- (205) 820-9050
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 820-9060
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120504000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Delano Benjamin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.24889Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult medicine physician in 2024
17,877 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,381 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen896 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium800 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate787 claims
- Gabapentin726 claims
- Trazodone Hcl442 claims
- Losartan Potassium402 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: $1,966.65
104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 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
- Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Delano Benjamin among 33 adult medicine physician records in Alabama
Delano Benjamin, M.D. is one of 33 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 33 adult medicine physician records in Alabama.
The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Chestang, MDBirmingham, AL 352111427119700
- Walter Brandner, MDBirmingham, AL 352091932115763
- Harveen Sodhi, MDHoover, AL 352441821454224
- Ayofemi Ward, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352941780067298
- Jeremy Allen, D.O.Pell City, AL 351251447287115
- Mia NguyenPelham, AL 351241902769383
- Bianca Crenshaw, CRNPBessemer, AL 350221235841198
- Mackenzie Ledbetter, FNP-CAlexander City, AL 350101124865118
Common questions
What is Delano Benjamin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Delano Benjamin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184800948, issued on Jan 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Delano Benjamin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1480 Forestdale Blvd, Forestdale, AL, 35214. Phone: (205) 820-9050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Delano Benjamin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.24889, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Delano Benjamin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Delano Benjamin, M.D. had 17,877 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.