Kurt T. Benham, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Wellsville, NY
Kurt T. Benham, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wellsville, New York, and NPI 1306952981, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 228407, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kurt T. Benham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 228407 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 Martin St, Wellsville, NY 14895
- Phone
- (585) 593-6041
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (585) 593-4919
- Medicaid ID
- 02409263 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050923000190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12 Martin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Molly DempseyFamily Nurse Practitioner1386342624
- Christopher Depner, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104810944
- Robert MaidenPsychologist1386725323
- Ryan Nightingale, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659937985
- Mahbubur Rahman, DDSDentist1275156036
Verify Kurt T. Benham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 228407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,581 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost461 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate211 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol154 claims
- Timolol Maleate135 claims
- Valacyclovir106 claims
- Erythromycin76 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $216.23
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Allegany Ophthalmology PLLCHornell, NY
- Kenneth G Vandine MdpcWellsville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kurt T. Benham among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Kurt T. Benham, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Wellsville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Vandine, MDWellsville, NY 148951336255983
- Robert Morello, MD, PHDElmira, NY 149011790779643
- Douglas Willard, MDElmira, NY 149011184618035
- Steven Salsburg, MDElmira, NY 149051780885111
- Peter Schwartz, M.D.Ithaca, NY 148501154371425
- Gregory Zablocki, M.D.Ithaca, NY 148501538427455
- Angela Crisp, M.D.Horseheads, NY 148451376547273
- Stephan Greenberg, M.D.Hornell, NY 148431881792604
Common questions
What is Kurt T. Benham, MD's NPI number?
Kurt T. Benham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306952981, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kurt T. Benham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 Martin St, Wellsville, NY, 14895. Phone: (585) 593-6041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kurt T. Benham, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 228407, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kurt T. Benham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kurt T. Benham, MD had 1,581 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kurt T. Benham, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.