MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician in GAINESVILLE, Georgia. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA filed 61 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 across GAINESVILLE, Georgia. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA at a glance
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician share within Georgia
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Georgia
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA is a Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician provider practicing in GAINESVILLE, Georgia, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: PA. NPI: 1134546252. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician provider holding PA credentials at 1315 JESSE JEWELL PKWY NE STE 300, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501, with a listed phone of (770) 848-6190. NPI 1134546252 was issued on 03/26/2014. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BENFIELD most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 61 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 39 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $667 in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,267 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 579 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1134546252 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician |
| Credentials | PA |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/26/2014 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$990
Largest payer
United Orthopedics LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 63
- Total Day Supply
- 1,243
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $667
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.98
- Gender Split
- 72% female / 28% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 20 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Overview
How MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA fits within the Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician landscape nationally.
MICHAEL BENFIELD, PA's 61 claims are below the specialty average of 579.
Nearby Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BENFIELD.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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