Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1487005203, issued on Jun 22, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-00673, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marianna Cristine Benson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2019-00673 NC
0116029701 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1881 Pisgah Dr Bldg A, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 697-4336
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 694-6757
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200513000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1881 Pisgah Dr Bldg A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Marianna Cristine Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-00673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,171 Medicare Part D claims for 720 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium604 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium442 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate409 claims
- Losartan Potassium352 claims
- Lisinopril313 claims
- Donepezil Hcl307 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: $14.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Broad River RehabilitationCharlotte, NC
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marianna Cristine Benson among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 80 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487005203, issued on Jun 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1881 Pisgah Dr Bldg A, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 697-4336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-00673, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marianna Cristine Benson, D.O. had 11,171 Medicare Part D claims for 720 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.