Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1669174652, issued on Mar 21, 2023. Check the license (California A206598, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Kiyomi Benson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A206598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr # MC8425, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-6268
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Kiyomi Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A206598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Katherine Kiyomi Benson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD 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 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
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Common questions
What is Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669174652, issued on Mar 21, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr # MC8425, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-6268. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A206598, 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 Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Kiyomi Benson, MD had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.