Diana K. Benson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Ulm, MN
Diana K. Benson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Ulm, Minnesota, and NPI 1609855659, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 40870, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diana K. Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 40870 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 5TH St N, New Ulm, MN 56073
- Phone
- (507) 217-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 233-1327
- Medicaid ID
- 270318100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090729000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diana K. Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 40870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
775 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Torsemide31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemNew Ulm, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diana K. Benson among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Diana K. Benson, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Ulm
They are 6 of the 316 NPPES records with a practice address in New Ulm, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Diana K. Benson, MD's NPI number?
Diana K. Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609855659, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diana K. Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 5TH St N, New Ulm, MN, 56073. Phone: (507) 217-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diana K. Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 40870, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Diana K. Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diana K. Benson, MD had 775 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.