Karl T. Benedict, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Karl T. Benedict, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1215955448, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-061493-L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl T. Benedict
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD-061493-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2603 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
- Phone
- (215) 551-8660
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 551-9247
- Medicaid IDs
- 7568908 NJ
001640685 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl T. Benedict in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-061493-LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,008 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims
- Furosemide267 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate228 claims
- Eliquis213 claims
- Famotidine164 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: $16.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jefferson University PhysiciansPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl T. Benedict among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Karl T. Benedict, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 1,855 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Karl T. Benedict, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karl T. Benedict, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215955448, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl T. Benedict, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2603 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19148. Phone: (215) 551-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl T. Benedict, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-061493-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karl T. Benedict, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl T. Benedict, M.D. had 6,008 Medicare Part D claims for 302 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.