NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jay B. Benson, M.D.

Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Rocky Hill, CT

Jay B. Benson, M.D. is an addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, and NPI 1720017056, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 018720, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720017056
Name
Jay B. Benson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0401X
License numbers
018720 CT
01870 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
546 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone
(860) 757-3874
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(860) 757-3875
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 546 Cromwell Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mahboob Aslam, MDAddiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1801094479
  2. Robert Bogacki, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285642611
  3. John Fote, MDPediatrics Physician1972555225
  4. Edith Hergan, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1326016726
  5. Kathryn Litwin, MDPediatrics Physician1407979982
  6. Brian Riley, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1841481579

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

965 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 829 among the 401 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jay Benson965
  2. Specialty average829

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone294 claims
  2. Gabapentin78 claims
  3. Clonazepam60 claims
  4. Suboxone44 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate32 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl28 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: $43.13

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 188 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,761.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jay Benson$43.13
  2. Specialty average$1,761.64

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

Jay B. Benson among 14 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Connecticut

Jay B. Benson, M.D. is one of 14 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% 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 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0401X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 14 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Connecticut.

All 14 in Connecticut → Every provider in Rocky Hill → Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edith Hergan, M.D.Rocky Hill, CT 060671326016726
  2. Mitchell Moffat, MDRocky Hill, CT 060671174798060
  3. Robin Deutsch, M.D.Enfield, CT 060821457663239
  4. Neal Lakritz, MDEnfield, CT 060821780640383
  5. Anne Dowton, MDHartford, CT 061021245793520
  6. Daniel Katz, MDFarmington, CT 060301477294593
  7. Sijie Wang, M.D.Farmington, CT 060301497166110
  8. Martin Bloch, MDWillimantic, CT 062261700989670

Common questions

What is Jay B. Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jay B. Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720017056, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jay B. Benson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 546 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067. Phone: (860) 757-3874. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jay B. Benson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 018720, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jay B. Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jay B. Benson, M.D. had 965 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 829. 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.

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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.