Linda Anne Benson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Linda Anne Benson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1316073265, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D35168, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Anne Benson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D35168 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 North Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Phone
- (301) 258-7700
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Fax
- (301) 258-7294
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda Anne Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D35168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Potassium Chloride13 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: $190.75
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Linda Anne Benson among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Linda Anne Benson, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gaithersburg
They are 67 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Linda Anne Benson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Linda Anne Benson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316073265, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Anne Benson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 North Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (301) 258-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Anne Benson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D35168, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Linda Anne Benson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Anne Benson, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.