NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristina Benton

Physician Assistant · Colonial Heights, VA

Kristina Benton is a physician assistant with a practice address in Colonial Heights, Virginia, and NPI 1255192316, issued on Jan 17, 2024. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255192316
Name
Kristina Benton
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
930 South Ave Ste 4A, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Phone
(908) 797-2750
Enumerated
Jan 17, 2024
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240605001663); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 930 South Ave Ste 4A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vilok Vijayanagar, D.O.Surgery Physician1942681952

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

115 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristina Benton115
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen68 claims
  2. Cephalexin17 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: $27.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristina Benton$27.61
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Columbia Healthcare OF Central Virginia IncRichmond, VA

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

Kristina Benton among 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia

Kristina Benton is one of 4,408 physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 2,885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Colonial Heights

They are 15 of the 459 NPPES records with a practice address in Colonial Heights, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Acevedo, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTColonial Heights, VA 238341861409187
  2. Kris Clark, PAColonial Heights, VA 238341154318624
  3. Koren Cooper, PA-CSouth Chesterfield, VA 238341881947893
  4. Natale Fatchet, PA-CColonial Heights, VA 238341346424900
  5. Ignatius HallPetersburg, VA 238341982979464
  6. Carolyn Herrera, PA-CColonial Heights, VA 238341477834455
  7. John Impastato, PA-CColonial Heights, VA 238341053319590
  8. Derrell Jackson, PA-CColonial Heights, VA 238341104072297

Common questions

What is Kristina Benton's NPI number?

Kristina Benton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255192316, issued on Jan 17, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristina Benton located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 South Ave Ste 4A, Colonial Heights, VA, 23834. Phone: (908) 797-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristina Benton's license?

Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristina Benton prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristina Benton had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.