Melanie Yoko Benes, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Melanie Yoko Benes, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1003493149, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (New York 322112, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Yoko Benes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 322112 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025
- Phone
- (212) 523-5089
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250707000561); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Yoko Benes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 322112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole32 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Bupropion Xl23 claims
- Olanzapine21 claims
- Lamotrigine20 claims
- Trazodone Hcl15 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.
Melanie Yoko Benes among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Melanie Yoko Benes, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melanie Yoko Benes, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Yoko Benes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003493149, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Yoko Benes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025. Phone: (212) 523-5089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Yoko Benes, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 322112, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Yoko Benes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Yoko Benes, MD had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.