Frank C. Benesh, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Frank C. Benesh, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1689647885, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 11552, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank C. Benesh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 11552 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 52 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 838-3055
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 838-3517
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929000841); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 52 Medical Park Dr E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Margaret Campbell Arndt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417920083
- Lauren Chambers, AGPCNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851983142
- W Culver, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013980127
Verify Frank C. Benesh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $181.58
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Gastroenterology Associates OF North-Central Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank C. Benesh among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
Frank C. Benesh, MD is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 267 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
All 581 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Bloomston, MDBirmingham, AL 352351306819693
- Rea Hunt, MDBirmingham, AL 352351043283344
- Sarah Killeen, MDBirmingham, AL 352351134412687
- Barry Martin, MDBirmingham, AL 352351164495024
- Shannon Savage, MDBirmingham, AL 352351962475889
- Bernis Simmons, MDBirmingham, AL 352351013904507
- Robert Stuman, MDBirmingham, AL 352351750330148
- Nerrin Zaharias, MDBirmingham, AL 352351912970211
Common questions
What is Frank C. Benesh, MD's NPI number?
Frank C. Benesh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689647885, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank C. Benesh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 838-3055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank C. Benesh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 11552, 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 C. Benesh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank C. Benesh, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.