Linda Benes, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · New York, NY
Linda Benes, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1275056459, issued on Jul 19, 2017. Check the license (New York 306359, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Benes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 306359 NY
MD27494 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (646) 929-7800
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240626000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 550 1St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Linda Benes 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 306359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
236 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 claims
- Spiriva Respimat30 claims
- Incruse Ellipta27 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate11 claims
- Montelukast Sodium11 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: $249.94
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 486 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Linda Benes, MD's NPI number?
Linda Benes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275056459, issued on Jul 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Benes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (646) 929-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Benes, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 306359, 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 Linda Benes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Benes, MD had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.