Monica Benavides
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Monica Benavides is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1043476674, issued on Aug 4, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD461468, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Benavides
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD461468 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Delafield RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
- Phone
- (412) 781-4860
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171026001498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Delafield RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey BaumSpecialist1750353066
- Mabry BeebePhysician Assistant1356636732
- Andrew BellMedical Physician Assistant1962937912
- Alicia Berardinelli, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134219306
- James Bradley, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1487626149
- Eric Bucklew, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1205361300
Verify Monica Benavides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD461468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,792 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate550 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium534 claims
- Eliquis508 claims
- Lisinopril343 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate310 claims
- Furosemide288 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): 77.5 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: $247.85
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Benavides among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Monica Benavides is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Bucklew, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151205361300
- Jeffrey Cohen, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151437122827
- Michael CurrenPittsburgh, PA 152151225221237
- Sean Dooley, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151477202968
- Bradley HeppnerPittsburgh, PA 152151942269303
- Makum RameshPittsburgh, PA 152151245205723
- Natalie Stokes, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152151831553288
- Rahul Chaudhary, MD, MBAPittsburgh, PA 152141336581305
Common questions
What is Monica Benavides's NPI number?
Monica Benavides's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043476674, issued on Aug 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Benavides located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Delafield RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15215. Phone: (412) 781-4860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Benavides's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD461468, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Monica Benavides prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Benavides had 5,792 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monica Benavides's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.