Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD
Surgery Physician · Elkhart, IN
Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Elkhart, Indiana, and NPI 1164445433, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01068947A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 01068947A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Arcade Ave, Elkhart, IN 46514
- Phone
- (574) 293-3317
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (574) 293-3523
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111006000573); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Arcade Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jacynda Lavanture, PAPhysician Assistant1922103977
- Craig Meyer, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1104938778
Verify Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01068947ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The South Bend Clinic LLCSouth Bend, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 42% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Elkhart → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew DeereElkhart, IN 465141952797771
- Bradley Gordan, DOElkhart, IN 465141134562762
- Peter Kang, MDElkhart, IN 465141740635887
- Nicholas MillerElkhart, IN 465141164926515
- Jamie O'Rear, M.D.Elkhart, IN 465141871987735
- Kelly Puster, M.D.Elkhart, IN 465141669477881
- Anatoliy Rudin, MDElkhart, IN 465141326300260
- Fredrick Hillis, M.D.Culver, IN 465111336540814
Common questions
What is Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD's NPI number?
Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164445433, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Arcade Ave, Elkhart, IN, 46514. Phone: (574) 293-3317. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01068947A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Alfonso Benavente Chenhalls, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.