NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James B. Benigno, O.D.

Optometrist · Pass Christian, MS

James B. Benigno, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and NPI 1881812709, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 614, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; 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
1881812709
Name
James B. Benigno
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
614 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
205 E Second St, Pass Christian, MS 39571
Phone
(228) 452-0830
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(228) 452-0870
Medicaid ID
00880092 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111123000677); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

289 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. James Benigno289
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost126 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol31 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate25 claims
  4. Restasis18 claims
  5. Erythromycin17 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl13 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: $165.67

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Benigno$165.67
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

James B. Benigno among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi

James B. Benigno, O.D. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Mississippi

There are 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Loose, ODWiggins, MS 395771013096825
  2. Dillon Ott, O.D.Wiggins, MS 395771013360957
  3. Holly Bowie, ODOcean Springs, MS 395641972506020
  4. Mallory Clark, ODOcean Springs, MS 395641215776091
  5. Betsy Dang, ODOcean Springs, MS 395641760303242
  6. Roderick Fields, O.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641073595906
  7. Janice Jacobs, O.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641184752867
  8. Kathryn Latch, ODOcean Springs, MS 395641205082138

Common questions

What is James B. Benigno, O.D.'s NPI number?

James B. Benigno, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881812709, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James B. Benigno, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 E Second St, Pass Christian, MS, 39571. Phone: (228) 452-0830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James B. Benigno, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 614, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James B. Benigno, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James B. Benigno, O.D. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.