Matthew Benz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bellaire, TX
Matthew Benz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1689771545, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6290, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Benz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- L6290 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 524-3434
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 524-3220
- Medicaid IDs
- 159634806 TX
159634805 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040514000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Matthew Benz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
524 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost107 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate100 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol60 claims
- Moxifloxacin49 claims
- Prolensa29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 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): 96.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $264.56
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Houston PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Benz among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Matthew Benz, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Bellaire
They are 27 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Benz, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Benz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689771545, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Benz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 524-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Benz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6290, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Benz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Benz, MD had 524 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Benz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.4 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.