Leonard D. Benitez, MD
Surgery Physician · Chillicothe, OH
Leonard D. Benitez, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chillicothe, Ohio, and NPI 1306884507, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.141071, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard D. Benitez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 35.141071 OH
4301095540 MI
ME68246 FL
25MA05624100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 272 Hospital RD, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Phone
- (740) 779-7090
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0469568 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211203002084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonard D. Benitez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.141071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Ondansetron Odt47 claims
- Ibuprofen41 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: $123.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Adena Medical Group LLCChillicothe, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard D. Benitez among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Leonard D. Benitez, MD is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Chillicothe → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Damien Benjamin, MDChillicothe, OH 456011407881055
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- Hydi Laidlaw-Smith, DOChillicothe, OH 456011063401438
- Alan Mong, MDChillicothe, OH 456011013935311
- Wilbur Sever, DOChillicothe, OH 456011780603282
- Herbert Sinning, M.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011669475547
- Christin Spahn, MDChillicothe, OH 456011861654105
- Canaan Baer, MDGallipolis, OH 456311730488453
Common questions
What is Leonard D. Benitez, MD's NPI number?
Leonard D. Benitez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306884507, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard D. Benitez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 272 Hospital RD, Chillicothe, OH, 45601. Phone: (740) 779-7090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard D. Benitez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.141071, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonard D. Benitez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard D. Benitez, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.