NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frederick Paul Benson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA

Frederick Paul Benson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1245240993, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (California G45615, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1245240993
Name
Frederick Paul Benson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G45615 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5595 Winfield Blvd, San Jose, CA 95123
Phone
(408) 224-6211
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(408) 224-6238
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5595 Winfield Blvd

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,821 Medicare Part D claims for 517 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 299 claims were for opioids.

  1. Frederick Benson6,821
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium454 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium279 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium268 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium192 claims
  6. Zolpidem Tartrate169 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: $17.44

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frederick Benson$17.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Frederick Paul Benson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Frederick Paul Benson, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

265 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Jose

They are 265 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Andrews, M.D.San Jose, CA 951231326259052
  2. Abraham Cabebe, M.D.San Jose, CA 951231528171501
  3. Jorge Contreras, M.D.San Jose, CA 951231548295868
  4. Terrence Dwyre, MDSan Jose, CA 951231437326378
  5. Navdeep Rai, MDSan Jose, CA 951231144727868
  6. Daniel Reyes-Villa, M.D.San Jose, CA 951231013136563
  7. Phuoc Vu, D.O.San Jose, CA 951231851823421
  8. Yang Xie, MDSan Jose, CA 951231669823225

Common questions

What is Frederick Paul Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frederick Paul Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245240993, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frederick Paul Benson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5595 Winfield Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95123. Phone: (408) 224-6211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frederick Paul Benson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G45615, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Frederick Paul Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frederick Paul Benson, M.D. had 6,821 Medicare Part D claims for 517 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.