Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Wilmington, NC
Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1700972890, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 000102600, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Ward Benfield
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 000102600 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2421 Silver Stream LN, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 341-3300
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 251-2067
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091209000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2421 Silver Stream LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Carol Bryant, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235463829
- Kelly Capobianco, FNPNurse Practitioner1972843969
- Catherine Duncan, DPTPhysical Therapist1134645138
Verify Elizabeth Ward Benfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 000102600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
6,375 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 175 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate894 claims
- Methotrexate747 claims
- Prednisone722 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl472 claims
- Gabapentin322 claims
- Celecoxib193 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,443.80
130 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
369 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 369 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 369 in Wilmington → All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington →
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Common questions
What is Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A.'s NPI number?
Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700972890, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2421 Silver Stream LN, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 341-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000102600, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A. had 6,375 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elizabeth Ward Benfield, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 of 100. 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.