Frank Stephen Benesh
Neurology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Frank Stephen Benesh is a neurology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1073923462, issued on May 7, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 34980, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Stephen Benesh
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 34980 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 975-3509
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181022001490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank Stephen Benesh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin209 claims
- Baclofen105 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl102 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl61 claims
- Pregabalin59 claims
- Clonazepam49 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: $47.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank Stephen Benesh among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama
Frank Stephen Benesh is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul AtchisonBirmingham, AL 352331134174667
- Khurram BashirBirmingham, AL 352331770538233
- Jennifer DewolfeBirmingham, AL 352331861469546
- Hassan Fathallah-ShaykhBirmingham, AL 352331700837614
- Raymond Faught, MDBirmingham, AL 352331497799134
- Lindy Harrell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331164458139
- Peter KingBirmingham, AL 352331780612838
- Liang Lu, MDBirmingham, AL 352331548299704
Common questions
What is Frank Stephen Benesh's NPI number?
Frank Stephen Benesh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073923462, issued on May 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Stephen Benesh located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 975-3509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Stephen Benesh's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34980, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank Stephen Benesh prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Stephen Benesh had 1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.