Kristen Benton, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Charlotte, NC
Kristen Benton, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1508315292, issued on Sep 23, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 5008949, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Benton
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5008949 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 304-7000
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161213000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Benton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5008949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
- Trazodone Hcl82 claims
- Lisinopril76 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium73 claims
- Sertraline Hcl63 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Benton among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Kristen Benton, NP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
798 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 798 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kristen Benton, NP's NPI number?
Kristen Benton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508315292, issued on Sep 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Benton, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 304-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Benton, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5008949, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Benton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Benton, NP had 1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Benton, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.