Lurleen M. Benzian, MD
Dermatology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Lurleen M. Benzian, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1639173289, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (California G82200, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lurleen M. Benzian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G82200 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 334 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 964-1514
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (805) 964-0861
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100920000789); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lurleen M. Benzian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G82200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone65 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide50 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate35 claims
- Valacyclovir21 claims
- Imiquimod15 claims
- Fluorouracil14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $83.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Lurleen M. Benzian among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Lurleen M. Benzian, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Hammond, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111699773085
- Rebecca Miller, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111043214026
- Meredith Perrin, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111083978027
- Thomas Vanmeter, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111205832813
- Erika Klemperer, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931081487776548
- Tamara BerrySanta Barbara, CA 931051407112212
- Brittany Buhalog, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051720474513
- Aegean Chan, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051356607451
Common questions
What is Lurleen M. Benzian, MD's NPI number?
Lurleen M. Benzian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639173289, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lurleen M. Benzian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 964-1514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lurleen M. Benzian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G82200, 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 Lurleen M. Benzian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lurleen M. Benzian, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lurleen M. Benzian, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.