Kathleen Benka, D.D.S.
Dentist · Oak Park, IL
Kathleen Benka, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Oak Park, Illinois, and NPI 1417151978, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 019027340, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen Benka
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 019027340 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 137 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301
- Phone
- (708) 524-0330
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 137 N Oak Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yvonne Burnett, MDPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1609078039
- Kristy ChoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790172005
- Kenneth Crossman, PHD(C)Psychologist1063654002
- Judith Faigen, LCSWSocial Worker1477651172
- Sherwood Faigen, M.A.Clinical Social Worker1952489106
- Allen Finkel, L.C.S.W.Mental Health Counselor1386812592
Verify Kathleen Benka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 019027340Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $100.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Kathleen Benka among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois
Kathleen Benka, D.D.S. is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 19% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 dentist records list a practice address in Oak Park
They are 29 of the 2,307 NPPES records with a practice address in Oak Park, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.
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- Amy Rodriguez, D.D.SOak Park, IL 603011447486618
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Common questions
What is Kathleen Benka, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Kathleen Benka, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417151978, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen Benka, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL, 60301. Phone: (708) 524-0330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen Benka, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 019027340, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathleen Benka, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen Benka, D.D.S. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.