Mark Richard Benfield, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Physician · Cullman, AL
Mark Richard Benfield, MD is a pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1811004245, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 12284, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Richard Benfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Nephrology Physician 2080P0210X
- License number
- 12284 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Parkview Drive NE, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (205) 558-3200
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 623-1090
- Medicaid IDs
- 000015888 AL
000028811 AL
122391 AL
0120252 MS - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pediatric nephrology physician records → All 13 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Verify Mark Richard Benfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $43,180.63
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 297 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,704.99 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.
Mark Richard Benfield among 13 pediatric nephrology physician records in Alabama
Mark Richard Benfield, MD is one of 13 pediatric nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0210X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 13 pediatric nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 13 in Alabama → Every provider in Cullman → Pediatric Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Askenazi, MDBirmingham, AL 352331497862866
- Erica Bjornstad, MDBirmingham, AL 352331992140784
- Kyle Deville, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331033643556
- Sahar Fathallah-Shaykh, MDBirmingham, AL 352331033187505
- Daniel Feig, M.D., PH.DBirmingham, AL 352331942380290
- Caroline Jackson, MDBirmingham, AL 352331083119499
- Gabrielle Leonard, MDBirmingham, AL 352331659958510
- Michael Seifert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331043471618
Common questions
What is Mark Richard Benfield, MD's NPI number?
Mark Richard Benfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811004245, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Richard Benfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Parkview Drive NE, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (205) 558-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Richard Benfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 12284, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.