Donald W. Benefield, MD
Specialist · Gulfport, MS
Donald W. Benefield, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1386636694, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 12410, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald W. Benefield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 12410 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11240 Highway 49 Ste 300, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 328-0972
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (228) 328-0975
- Medicaid ID
- 0015674 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050929000920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald W. Benefield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 12410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,007 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost435 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol279 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate156 claims
- Timolol Maleate111 claims
- Restasis87 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium80 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,242.38
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Benefield Eye Care, PCGulfport, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald W. Benefield among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Donald W. Benefield, MD is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Bazzone, MDGulfport, MS 395031972604650
- Peter Bernheim, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031255424727
- Clay Bratton, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031952330417
- Joseph Cottone, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031639177447
- Scott Gioe, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031538255815
- William Henry, MDGulfport, MS 395031144363771
- Warren Hiatt, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031003902388
- Jennifer MayGulfport, MS 395031679879936
Common questions
What is Donald W. Benefield, MD's NPI number?
Donald W. Benefield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386636694, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald W. Benefield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11240 Highway 49 Ste 300, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 328-0972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald W. Benefield, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 12410, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald W. Benefield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald W. Benefield, MD had 2,007 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald W. Benefield, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.