NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James David Benz, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Chicago, IL

James David Benz, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1275544629, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 019016836, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1275544629
Name
James David Benz
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
019016836 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
913 W Wellington, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone
(773) 871-1461
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2025
Fax
(773) 871-6353
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 913 W Wellington

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Verify James David Benz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

209 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Benz209
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Diazepam122 claims
  2. Lorazepam24 claims
  3. Triazolam17 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: $300.96

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bisco, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Benz$300.96
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

James David Benz among 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois

James David Benz, DDS is one of 5,276 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% 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, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,148 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nasrin Azimzadeh, D.M.D.Chicago, IL 606571215070453
  2. Jet Chiranand, D.D.S.Chicago, IL 606571740279066
  3. Farideh DaftaryChicago, IL 606571023235249
  4. Laurence Feldman, DDSChicago, IL 606571912073230
  5. Joseph Feldman, DDSChicago, IL 606571518033877
  6. Charles Greene, DDSChicago, IL 606571720193949
  7. Luljeta Jusufi, DDSChicago, IL 606571497802730
  8. Katherine Lauterbach, D.D.S.Chicago, IL 606571528061520

Common questions

What is James David Benz, DDS's NPI number?

James David Benz, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275544629, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James David Benz, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 913 W Wellington, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 871-1461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James David Benz, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 019016836, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James David Benz, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James David Benz, DDS had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.