Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Martinez, CA
Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Martinez, California, and NPI 1366839466, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (California E5462, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erica Kjersten Benson
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- E5462 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553
- Phone
- (325) 370-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180813000822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erica Kjersten Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5462Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clotrimazole115 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide38 claims
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Gabapentin23 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium21 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate13 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $93.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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 3 group practices
- Cep America - Auc PCWalnut Creek, CA
- Medamerica Physician Solutions PCWalnut Creek, CA
- Sun Healthcare And Surgery Group IncMartinez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erica Kjersten Benson among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in Martinez → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Esther Kwon, DPMMartinez, CA 945531285070565
- Huaitao Zhang, DPMLivermore, CA 945511114504172
- Ekta Balani, D.P.M.Livermore, CA 945501639212400
- Sally Pham, DPMLivermore, CA 945501730218678
- Nora Ramos-Carthew, D.P.M.Livermore, CA 945501568447308
- Shawn KashefLafayette, CA 945491952987919
- Sky Shanks, D.P.M.Napa, CA 945581932541836
- Audrey Alvarez, DPMCastro Valley, CA 945461467973230
Common questions
What is Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM's NPI number?
Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366839466, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA, 94553. Phone: (325) 370-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E5462, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erica Kjersten Benson, DPM's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.