Derek R. Benz, PA
Physician Assistant · Atlanta, GA
Derek R. Benz, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1922052208, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 004114, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek R. Benz
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 004114 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 851-8000
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 744705159B GA
744705159 GA
744705159A GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek R. Benz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 004114Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Cephalexin11 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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: $227.90
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Derek R. Benz among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Derek R. Benz, PA is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,186 physician assistant records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 1,186 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Derek R. Benz, PA's NPI number?
Derek R. Benz, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922052208, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek R. Benz, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 851-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek R. Benz, PA's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 004114, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek R. Benz, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek R. Benz, PA had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.