NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Judy A. Benson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Spokane, WA

Judy A. Benson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1922081884, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00022067, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922081884
Name
Judy A. Benson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD00022067 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
624 E Front Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone
(509) 636-9900
Enumerated
Nov 23, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 24, 2025
Fax
(509) 636-9917
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040804000005); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1983
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 624 E Front Ave

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

  1. Andrew Acob, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811422991
  2. Mohammad Alkheder, MDPsychiatry Physician1477176220
  3. Drew Anderson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083293575
  4. Henry Arguinchona, MDInfectious Disease Physician1740228170
  5. Ruth Armstrong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093410235
  6. Jobe Ashby, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871288555

Verify Judy A. Benson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

305 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Judy Benson305
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin27 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  4. Fluoxetine Hcl13 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  6. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate13 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

  1. Providence Health And Services WashingtonSpokane, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Judy A. Benson among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington

Judy A. Benson, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

230 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Spokane

They are 230 of the 14,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Spokane, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Gottschalk, DOSpokane, WA 992021457456873
  2. Michael Hixon, M.D.Spokane, WA 992021396850756
  3. Raluca Ionescu, MDSpokane, WA 992021497721211
  4. D'Arcy Johnson, MDSpokane, WA 992021083608616
  5. Michael Kerkering, M.D.Spokane, WA 992021881602910
  6. Thomas Laselle, MDSpokane, WA 992021932191343
  7. Charles Laudenbach, MDSpokane, WA 992021255324638
  8. Carmen McDermott, MDSpokane, WA 992021982713665

Common questions

What is Judy A. Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Judy A. Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922081884, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Judy A. Benson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 624 E Front Ave, Spokane, WA, 99202. Phone: (509) 636-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Judy A. Benson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00022067, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Judy A. Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Judy A. Benson, M.D. had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; 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.