NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Burritt Benz, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Middlebury, VT

Eric Burritt Benz, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Middlebury, Vermont, and NPI 1912995648, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (Vermont 0420010381, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912995648
Name
Eric Burritt Benz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
0420010381 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1436 Exchange St, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone
(802) 388-3194
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(802) 388-4881
Medicaid ID
1009131 VT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040211000270); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1436 Exchange St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Devon Anderson, MD, PHDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1497200661
  2. George Connelly, PA-C, MHPOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1174511802
  3. Luc Dupuis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316296528
  4. Brian Joslin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992239123
  5. Benjamin Rosenberg, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891783510
  6. Trina Wilson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1881775898

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

220 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Benz220
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin79 claims
  2. Celecoxib27 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl24 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  5. Gabapentin16 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: $770.03

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Benz$770
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Porter Hospital IncMiddlebury, VT · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Eric Burritt Benz among 52 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Vermont

Eric Burritt Benz, M.D. is one of 52 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 71% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 36 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Vermont

There are 52 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Vermont.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Connelly, PA-C, MHPMiddlebury, VT 057531174511802
  2. Benjamin Rosenberg, M.D.Middlebury, VT 057531891783510
  3. Paul Ross, M.D.Pawlet, VT 057611508863135
  4. Melbourne Boynton, M.D.Rutland, VT 057011821083650
  5. Deborah Henley, MDRutland, VT 057011003899667
  6. Lindsay Kleeman-Forsthuber, M.D.Rutland, VT 057011982946141
  7. Matthew Zmurko, MDRutland, VT 057011992773154
  8. Craig Dreisbach, M.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191912918889

Common questions

What is Eric Burritt Benz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Burritt Benz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912995648, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Burritt Benz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1436 Exchange St, Middlebury, VT, 05753. Phone: (802) 388-3194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Burritt Benz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Vermont license number 0420010381, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Burritt Benz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Burritt Benz, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.