NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Houston, TX

Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1083091649, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (Texas 727019, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083091649
Name
Kenneth Amir Benson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
727019 TX
303327 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6431 Fannin St. Ste 5.170, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-7160
Enumerated
May 4, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2022
Fax
(713) 500-0648
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241106000240); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2015
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 ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northstar Anesthesia III PALongview, TX

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

Kenneth Amir Benson among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,130 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,130 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Alo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689671240
  2. Dean Andropoulos, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366449779
  3. James Anton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301134129992
  4. Liqian Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260011
  5. Charles Collard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260151
  6. Camille Colomb, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790782118
  7. John Cooper, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861492324
  8. Noel Giesecke, MDHouston, TX 770301720088263

Common questions

What is Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083091649, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St. Ste 5.170, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-7160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Amir Benson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 727019, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.