NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jimi O. Benson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · El Cajon, CA

Jimi O. Benson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1477751667, issued on Jul 10, 2007. Check the license (California A116611, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477751667
Name
Jimi O. Benson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A116611 CA
A1166AA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1351 Broadway, El Cajon, CA 92021
Phone
(619) 383-6703
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2023
Fax
(866) 473-3324
Medicaid IDs
1477751667 CA
1275936270 CA
FN314Z CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111130000256); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1351 Broadway

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

  1. Isabelle ChenNurse Practitioner1477387405
  2. Evangeline Cole, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821786955
  3. Yunmi KimInternal Medicine Physician1467166942
  4. Louella Mesina, NPFamily Medicine Physician1457094401
  5. Michele Perry, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235723180
  6. Esther Sanchez-Tavio, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1275215881

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,947 Medicare Part D claims for 840 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 162 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jimi Benson8,947
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium476 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate379 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium335 claims
  4. Gabapentin303 claims
  5. Eliquis264 claims
  6. Lisinopril229 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%31.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $867.77

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jimi Benson$867.77
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Jimi O. Benson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Jimi O. Benson, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

26 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Cajon

They are 26 of the 3,277 NPPES records with a practice address in El Cajon, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Prachi Karnik, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211134131725
  2. Yunmi KimEl Cajon, CA 920211467166942
  3. Ronald Kwok, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211417062894
  4. Robin Spiering, MDEl Cajon, CA 920211467458729
  5. Amethyst Aguero, DOEl Cajon, CA 920201568021913
  6. Ahmed Al Shawwaf, M.DEl Cajon, CA 920201619321098
  7. Mohammed Alshammary, MDEl Cajon, CA 920201194217539
  8. Samuel AniEl Cajon, CA 920201215514823

Common questions

What is Jimi O. Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jimi O. Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477751667, issued on Jul 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jimi O. Benson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1351 Broadway, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 383-6703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jimi O. Benson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A116611, 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 Jimi O. Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jimi O. Benson, M.D. had 8,947 Medicare Part D claims for 840 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jimi O. Benson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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