Jerry Michael Benfield, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY
Jerry Michael Benfield, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1437133121, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 38836, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerry Michael Benfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 38836 KY
ME122430 FL
01056286A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY 40204
- Phone
- (502) 200-8259
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2023
- Fax
- (502) 584-8379
- Medicaid ID
- 64097728 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040823000134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jerry Michael Benfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 38836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Mirtazapine16 claims
- Carvedilol14 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Brooks Family Medical LLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerry Michael Benfield among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Jerry Michael Benfield, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
457 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville
They are 457 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Jerry Michael Benfield, MD's NPI number?
Jerry Michael Benfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437133121, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerry Michael Benfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY, 40204. Phone: (502) 200-8259. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerry Michael Benfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 38836, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerry Michael Benfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerry Michael Benfield, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.