Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Beaufort, SC
Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1215146352, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 20831, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret E. Benton
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 20831 SC
RN223241 GA
AP60909330 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Beaufort Memorial Sea Island Psychiatry, Beaufort, SC 29902
- Phone
- (843) 522-5600
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- NP4771 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171010000163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 540 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at Beaufort Memorial Sea Island Psychiatry
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Benn, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1790100287
Verify Margaret E. Benton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 20831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,767 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl144 claims
- Lorazepam131 claims
- Lamotrigine119 claims
- Olanzapine95 claims
- Alprazolam91 claims
- Clonazepam91 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Brightside Medical PCColumbia, SC
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.
Margaret E. Benton among 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP is one of 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 69% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 7% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2021 among the 322 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 19% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina
There are 540 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 540 in South Carolina → Every provider in Beaufort → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Benn, NPBeaufort, SC 299021790100287
- Jackeline Rodriguez, PMHNP-BCBeaufort, SC 299021356051130
- Megan Rombach, PMHNPBeaufort, SC 299021144116831
- Wendy SantiagoBeaufort, SC 299021144863077
- Jennifer ReillyBluffton, SC 299091851259659
- Patricia Hill, APRNBluffton, SC 299101841712874
- Jill Laughlin, C-PMHNPBluffton, SC 299101891987400
- Adela Montalvo, NURSE PRACTITIONERBluffton, SC 299101962236968
Common questions
What is Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP's NPI number?
Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215146352, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Beaufort Memorial Sea Island Psychiatry, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 522-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20831, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP had 1,767 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margaret E. Benton, PMHNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.