Matthew Benko, OD
Optometrist · Southport, NC
Matthew Benko, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1679307714, issued on Aug 30, 2024. Check the license (North Carolina 2804, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Benko
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2804 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4633 Long Beach RD SE, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 457-6667
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Fax
- (910) 457-9530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250128004791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4633 Long Beach RD SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Howard, ODOptometrist1346289014
Verify Matthew Benko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2804Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $42.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vision Source OF Brunswick OD PASouthport, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Southport
They are 5 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 5 in Southport → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southport →
Other optometrist records in North Carolina
- Charlotte Ablott, ODSalisbury, NC1316382773
- Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC1356629026
- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is Matthew Benko, OD's NPI number?
Matthew Benko, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679307714, issued on Aug 30, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Benko, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4633 Long Beach RD SE, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 457-6667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Benko, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2804, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew Benko, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Benko, OD had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.