Eric Paul Benson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Post Falls, ID
Eric Paul Benson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Post Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1639272644, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Idaho M-8086, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Paul Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- M-8086 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 E Mullan Ave Ste 200A, Post Falls, ID 83854
- Phone
- (208) 262-2311
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Fax
- (208) 619-5038
- Medicaid ID
- 1639272644 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060125000779); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 453 in Idaho → Look up another NPI →
Verify Eric Paul Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-8086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,739 Medicare Part D claims for 619 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 592 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate402 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium356 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl289 claims
- Omeprazole260 claims
- Lisinopril249 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium243 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: $3,182.63
161 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- North Idaho Day Surgery LLCPost Falls, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Paul Benson among 453 internal medicine physician records in Idaho
Eric Paul Benson, MD is one of 453 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 73% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2011 among the 254 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Post Falls
They are 8 of the 655 NPPES records with a practice address in Post Falls, and 453 internal medicine physician records in Idaho.
All 453 in Idaho → Every provider in Post Falls → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Dooley, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541710027875
- Amy Echelberger, MDPost Falls, ID 838541093757148
- Abby Gardner, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541245573328
- Jonathan KershPost Falls, ID 838541710412770
- Aditya NathanPost Falls, ID 838541487143442
- Kyle Severinsen, MDPost Falls, ID 838541396108304
- Jonathan Stabler, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541528486560
- Donald Gandy, DOSt Maries, ID 838611073552808
Common questions
What is Eric Paul Benson, MD's NPI number?
Eric Paul Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639272644, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Paul Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 E Mullan Ave Ste 200A, Post Falls, ID, 83854. Phone: (208) 262-2311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Paul Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-8086, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric Paul Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Paul Benson, MD had 9,739 Medicare Part D claims for 619 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.