James Richard Benke, DO
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bel Air, MD
James Richard Benke, DO is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bel Air, Maryland, and NPI 1376104869, issued on Jun 25, 2019. Check the license (Maryland H0104268, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richard Benke
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- H0104268 MD
5151013716 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr Ste 201, Bel Air, MD 21014
- Phone
- (410) 598-8188
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250924002137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sudarshan Paudel, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1053666107
Verify James Richard Benke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license H0104268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of 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: $430.22
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Upper Chesapeake Cardiology, LLCBel Air, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Richard Benke among 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland
James Richard Benke, DO is one of 613 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 1997 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RC0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Maryland
There are 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland.
All 613 in Maryland → Every provider in Bel Air → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dipan Desai, D.O.Bel Air, MD 210141508832692
- Vivek Dhruva, DOBel Air, MD 210141790839074
- Jay Lang, D.O.Bel Air, MD 210141659374932
- Lester Leung, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141851394126
- Mitika Maddula, MDBel Air, MD 210141225263197
- Niteen Milak, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141669466850
- Sudarshan Paudel, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141053666107
- David Rubin, MDBel Air, MD 210141598759326
Common questions
What is James Richard Benke, DO's NPI number?
James Richard Benke, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376104869, issued on Jun 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richard Benke, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr Ste 201, Bel Air, MD, 21014. Phone: (410) 598-8188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richard Benke, DO's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number H0104268, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Richard Benke, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richard Benke, DO had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.