NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Knightdale, NC

Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knightdale, North Carolina, and NPI 1245456060, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200900107, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245456060
Name
Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
200900107 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6602 Knightdale Blvd Ste 202, Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone
(919) 747-5270
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2007
Record last updated
May 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 747-5271
Medicaid ID
5912060 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090608000448); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6602 Knightdale Blvd Ste 202

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer Clemmens, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821499310
  2. Alicen Gillis, MSN, NP-CNurse Practitioner1649550302
  3. Nathan Heath, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740780386
  4. Caitlin Higgins, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134530819
  5. Maria Hinckley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013104785
  6. Lyniese HowardClinical Social Worker1295221703

Verify Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,953 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Klawiter-Benton4,953
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium222 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium168 claims
  5. Gabapentin160 claims
  6. Omeprazole130 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $662.90

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Klawiter-Benton$662.90
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Unc Physicians Network LLCWake Forest, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knightdale

They are 13 of the 403 NPPES records with a practice address in Knightdale, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Adams, MDKnightdale, NC 275451154305548
  2. Judith Colclough, MDKnightdale, NC 275451700839859
  3. Minal Prashant Desai, M.D.Knightdale, NC 275451659649663
  4. Revella Harmon, MDKnightdale, NC 275451851334163
  5. Caitlin Higgins, M.D.Knightdale, NC 275451134530819
  6. Jeffrey Keil, MDKnightdale, NC 275451124070529
  7. Christian Lowrie, DOKnightdale, NC 275451275154270
  8. Jennifer Phifer, MDKnightdale, NC 275451477755841

Common questions

What is Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD's NPI number?

Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245456060, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6602 Knightdale Blvd Ste 202, Knightdale, NC, 27545. Phone: (919) 747-5270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200900107, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Elaine Klawiter-Benton, MD had 4,953 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.