Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Mission Viejo, CA
Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1487032082, issued on May 14, 2015. Check the license (California A154471, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerry Francisco Benzl
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- A154471 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24800 Chrisanta Dr Ste 210, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 462-9114
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210428001650); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 24800 Chrisanta Dr Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jerry Francisco Benzl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A154471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl27 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Mirtazapine17 claims
- Prazosin Hcl17 claims
- Bupropion Xl15 claims
- Buspirone Hcl12 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: $69.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Almatica Pharma LLC. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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.
Jerry Francisco Benzl among 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California
Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D. is one of 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California.
All 1,009 in California → Every provider in Mission Viejo → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivien Chan, M.D.Irvine, CA 926971871509026
- Mahnaz Pezeshpour, MDIrvine, CA 926971952513871
- Jimmy Doan, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831578842548
- Stephanie Buchert, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011134204027
- Baljeet Khurana, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011003926197
- Trang Nguyen, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011245329580
- Chantal Sejourne-Daitch, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011992894422
- John Viesselman, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011124096250
Common questions
What is Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487032082, issued on May 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24800 Chrisanta Dr Ste 210, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 462-9114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A154471, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D. had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.