NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lisa Benest, MD

Dermatology Physician · Burbank, CA

Lisa Benest, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1104898238, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (California G77204, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104898238
Name
Lisa Benest
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
G77204 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1624 W Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91506
Phone
(818) 729-9149
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 729-9119
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081204000890); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1992
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 1624 W Olive Ave

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

  1. Robert Cassling, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1790767770
  2. Laurie Cleland, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881698819
  3. Francine Hanberg, MDInfectious Disease Physician1114984366
  4. Guo-Long Hung, M.D.Specialist1770518391
  5. Amir Larian, M.D.Dermatology Physician1649467192
  6. Marc Lee, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1376586990

Verify Lisa Benest in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

483 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lisa Benest483
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole99 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide88 claims
  3. Itraconazole31 claims
  4. Valacyclovir18 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
  6. Clindamycin-Benzoyl Peroxide12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score57.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Amir Larian MD IncBurbank, CA

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

Lisa Benest among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Lisa Benest, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amir Larian, M.D.Burbank, CA 915061649467192
  2. Stuart Shear, M.D.Burbank, CA 915061053345009
  3. Iris Ahronowitz, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051437445632
  4. Jeffrey Ashley, MDBurbank, CA 915051639155880
  5. Rachel Bak, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051447495031
  6. Kyle Cheng, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051306103064
  7. Karin Eshagh, MDBurbank, CA 915051194138511
  8. Martin Kay, MDBurbank, CA 915051750450615

Common questions

What is Lisa Benest, MD's NPI number?

Lisa Benest, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104898238, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lisa Benest, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1624 W Olive Ave, Burbank, CA, 91506. Phone: (818) 729-9149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lisa Benest, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G77204, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lisa Benest, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lisa Benest, MD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lisa Benest, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.6 of 100. 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.