NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP

Clinical Social Worker · Sioux Falls, SD

Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1699836882, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4821, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699836882
Name
Joan Louise Benz
Credential
PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
4821 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6106 S Avalon Ave Unit 202, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone
(605) 212-3307
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180724003377); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota 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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Joan Louise Benz among 565 clinical social worker records in South Dakota

Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP is one of 565 clinical social worker records with a practice address in South Dakota. 22% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 22% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2015 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

240 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 240 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 565 clinical social worker records in South Dakota. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeanne Bunkers, MSW LCSW PIPSioux Falls, SD 571081366435109
  2. Ann Flynn-Crowe, MSWSioux Falls, SD 571081205058633
  3. Shane Hamilton, CSW-PIPSioux Falls, SD 571081144554296
  4. Shirley Jones, MSW LCSWPIPSioux Falls, SD 571081780654582
  5. Jennifer Kaiser, LCSWSioux Falls, SD 571081114070372
  6. Christine Knapp, MSW,CSW-PIPSioux Falls, SD 571081124046693
  7. Patrick McNeil, LCSW, MSW, QMHP, PIPSioux Falls, SD 571081871565325
  8. Anna Perry, CSW-PIPSioux Falls, SD 571081114959244

Common questions

What is Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP's NPI number?

Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699836882, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6106 S Avalon Ave Unit 202, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 212-3307. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joan Louise Benz, PHD, MSW, CSW-PIP's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4821, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.