Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Walnut Creek, CA
Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1891083408, issued on Jul 17, 2011. Check the license (California PA51432, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mariel P. Heller-Benson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA51432 CA
5908 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 939-8585
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 933-2709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141009002182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2405 Shadelands Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Leo Calafi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1720079072
- Michael Chang, D.O.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1205934262
Verify Mariel P. Heller-Benson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA51432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate87 claims
- Ondansetron Odt70 claims
- Naloxone Hcl59 claims
- Tramadol Hcl48 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 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: $645.87
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mariel P. Heller-Benson among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2011, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brand, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981346366556
- Brian Costello, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWalnut Creek, CA 945981396833257
- Bridget Garrehy, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981710250865
- Jennifer Hayashi, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981184959033
- Patricia Loo, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981083755862
- Kevin Lowe, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981659644870
- Thomas Markiewith, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981427086149
- Christine Martinez, P.A.-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981871650523
Common questions
What is Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C's NPI number?
Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891083408, issued on Jul 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA51432, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mariel P. Heller-Benson, PA-C had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.