Jacob Benford, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA
Jacob Benford, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1063467595, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California A60475, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jacob Benford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- A60475 CA
MD195812 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 North Jackson Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116
- Phone
- (408) 923-7121
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A604750 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191118000824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 225 North Jackson Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elvira Parks, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1386699437
- D'Arcy Smith, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1629023734
Verify Jacob Benford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A60475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
378 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin53 claims
- Ondansetron Odt34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America LLCRoseburg, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jacob Benford among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Jacob Benford, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Block, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161821014168
- Jeff Chan, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161184679433
- Thomas Fowler, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161306874599
- Sawsawn Hayatdavoudi, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161265487649
- Kris Johansson, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161457389611
- Beth Keegstra, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161558382093
- Khoi Lam, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161891740940
- Wilson Lem, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161811942378
Common questions
What is Jacob Benford, MD's NPI number?
Jacob Benford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063467595, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jacob Benford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 North Jackson Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95116. Phone: (408) 923-7121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jacob Benford, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A60475, 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 Jacob Benford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jacob Benford, MD had 378 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jacob Benford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.