Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Smithfield, NC
Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1770960072, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00906, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Ann Benninger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2018-00906 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 938-7189
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181126001590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Ann Benninger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,867 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium105 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate93 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium52 claims
- Lisinopril47 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: $47.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Morrisville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Ann Benninger among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Smithfield
They are 20 of the 727 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770960072, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 938-7189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00906, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D. had 1,867 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.